Weighing in on obesity and breastfeeding: Factors possibly related to lower breastfeeding rates in women with higher BMIs

Breastfeeding Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 7-12

  Kendall Tackett, Kathleen ^a,b,c  

^a Praeclarus Press   (United States)

^b Psychological Trauma   (United States)

^c Clinical Lactation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; OBESITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD;

EID: 84938560703     PISSN: 07292759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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