Does maternal obesity adversely affect breastfeeding initiation and duration?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 482-486

  Donath, S M ^a   Amir, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Breastfeeding; Maternal obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033808333     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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