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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Main Author: Abdul Hamid, Syahrul Bariah
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54087
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description 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 initiating breastfeeding initiation and they had a reduced duration of breastfeeding. The results are important for health promotion programs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-540872019-05-28T08:48:01Z A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia Abdul Hamid, Syahrul Bariah 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 initiating breastfeeding initiation and they had a reduced duration of breastfeeding. The results are important for health promotion programs. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54087 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Abdul Hamid, Syahrul Bariah
A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia
title A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short A Cohort Study of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding Outcomes for Malay Women in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort cohort study of maternal obesity and breastfeeding outcomes for malay women in selangor, malaysia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54087