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

Liu, Jihong; Smith, M.G.H.; Dobre, Mirela; Ferguson, James

doi:10.1038/oby.2009.182

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

Published in Obesity • Jun 11, 2009

Authors:

Jihong Liu

M.G.H. Smith

Mirela 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 >or=35) before pregnancy are less likely to initiate and m...

Subject

Medicine

Breast feeding

Obesity

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