A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia

Breastfeeding is recommended for the optimal growth, development and health of infants. A prospective cohort study of 652 mothers was undertaken in Malaysia to investigate associations between maternal obesity and breastfeeding outcomes. Overweight and obese mothers had more difficulties in initiati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abdul Hamid, Syahrul Bariah
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54087