Tag Archives: obesity and breastfeeding
Science You Can Use: With education and support, can overweight and obese moms beat the breastfeeding odds?
A few weeks ago I wrote about the plethora of research in 2012 on breastfeeding and maternal obesity. One of the conclusions I think you could reach in reading this new research is that, while obesity does seem to be … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Empower, Inspire, Main Content, Prepare, Science News
Tagged Breastfeeding Education and Support Trial for Overweight and Obese Women: A Randomized Trial, donna chapman, hartford hospital, hispanic health council, maternal obesity, obesity and breastfeeding, university of connecticut, yale university
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Last revised on 12/27/2012
Last revised on 12/27/2012
Science You Can Use: Some obese women struggle with breastfeeding, but new research suggests it’s not all about physiology.
The other day I was doing some looking back at the research on breastfeeding in 2012, and a couple of themes immediately jumped out at me. One was the large number of studies on mother-to-child transmission of HIV - a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Empower, Main Content, Prepare, Science News
Tagged body image, breastfeeding, breastfeeding duration, exclusive breastfeeding, hormonal causes of breastfeeding problems, obesity and breastfeeding, overweight
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Last revised on 11/30/2012
Last revised on 11/30/2012
