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Article
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Abstract
Breastfeeding initiation rates vary across Europe, with rates as low as 56%(1) in Ireland and rates in excess of 90%(2) in the Nordic countries. A host of factors, including demographic, social, psychological and physical factors, influence the initiation, intensity and duration of breastfeeding. The extent to which modifiable factors influence breastfeeding initiation should be ascertained in order to prioritise support services for breastfeeding. Obesity is a known modifiable factor which inhibits breastfeeding initiation. This study aimed to determine the extent to which obesity inhibits breastfeeding initiation while controlling for socioeconomic status and other confounding factors. The Infant Cohort dataset from the Growing Up in Ireland study was used for this analysis. This dataset contains information on breastfeeding initiation for 11, 131 9-month-old infants. Factors that were significant (p
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665113001894
Recommended Citation
Bennett, A. E. , Mccartney, D. M. and Kearney, J. M. (2013). Obesity is an independent predictor of breastfeeding initiation when socioeconomic status is controlled for. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 72(OCE3). doi:10.1017/S0029665113001894
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DIT and Danone Baby Nutrition
Publication Details
This article was published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society in 2013.