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- Title
Maternal prepregnancy body mass index and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: a review of the literature.
- Authors
Wojcicki, Janet M
- Abstract
Previous studies have found an association between maternal obesity and overweight and breastfeeding (BF) difficulties, including delayed lactogenesis and shorter duration of BF. Biological, psychological, and mechanical causes have been linked with poor BF outcomes. Other review articles on this topic have included studies that measured maternal body mass index (BMI) in the postpartum period instead of prenatally, presenting difficulties in teasing out the role of gestational weight gain and prepregnancy BMI on BF success. My objective was to evaluate the relationship between maternal prepregnancy BMI, including comorbidities associated with overweight and obesity such as diabetes mellitus, and BF initiation and duration.
- Publication
Journal of women's health (2002), 2011, Vol 20, Issue 3, p341
- ISSN
1931-843X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.2010.2248