Breastfeeding Practices and Problems Among Obese Women Compared with Nonobese Women in a Brazilian Hospital

Breastfeeding Practices and Problems Among Obese Women Compared with Nonobese Women in a Brazilian Hospital

Background: Women who are obese have lower rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration and are less likely to breastfeed exclusively compared with women who are not obese. To develop programs to improve breastfeeding practices among this group of women, we investigated the association between mat...

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Main Authors: Marina Rico Perez, Luc?ola Sant'Anna de Castro, Yan-Shing Chang, Adriana Sa?udo, Karla Oliveira Marcacine, Lisa H Amir, Michael G. Ross, Kelly Pereira Coca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2021-06-01
Series:Women's Health Reports
Subjects:
breastfeeding
maternal obesity
body mass index
early weaning
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/WHR.2021.0021

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