Open AccessIs Maternal Obesity a Cause of Poor Lactation Performance?
Author(s) -
Lovelady Cheryl A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2005.tb00113.x
Subject(s) - lactation , medicine , breast feeding , overweight , obesity , postpartum period , breastfeeding , obstetrics , pregnancy , physiology , endocrinology , pediatrics , biology , genetics
Several investigators have reported a relationship between maternal obesity and low rates of initiation and duration of breast‐feeding. Recent research findings suggest that poor infant feeding behavior and reduced hormonal responses in the early postpartum period result in delayed lactogenesis and early cessation of breast‐feeding among overweight/obese women .