Maternal Obesity and Breast‐feeding Practices Among White and Black Women

Liu, Jihong; G. Smith, Michael; A. Dobre, Mirela; E. Ferguson, James

doi:10.1038/oby.2009.182

Public

Maternal Obesity and Breast‐feeding Practices Among White and Black Women

Shared by NobleBlocks on Jan 1, 2010 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

Jihong Liu

Michael G. Smith

Mirela A. Dobre

Abstract

Despite the increase in obesity among women of reproductive ages, few studies have considered maternal obesity as a risk factor for breast‐feeding success. We tested the hypothesis that women who are obese (BMI = 30–34.9) and very obese (BMI ≥35) before pregnancy are less likely to initiate and main...

Discussions