Maternal obesity and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: Data from the longitudinal study of Australian children

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-170

  Donath, Susan M ^a,b   Amir, Lisa H ^c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding duration; Breastfeeding initiation; Determinants of breastfeeding; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 47149099724     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2008.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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