High prepregnant body mass index is associated with early termination of full and any breastfeeding in Danish women
Author(s) -
Jennifer L. Baker,
Kim F. Michaelsen,
Thorkild I. A. Sörensen,
Kathleen M. Rasmussen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/86.2.404
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , overweight , body mass index , context (archaeology) , weight gain , postpartum period , obesity , pregnancy , breast feeding , cohort study , obstetrics , demography , pediatrics , body weight , paleontology , genetics , sociology , biology
An association between high prepregnant body mass index (BMI) and early termination of breastfeeding has been observed, but this finding may have depended on the sociocultural context.
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