ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2016
Antenatal breastfeeding intention, confidence and comfort in obese and non-obese primiparous Australian women: associations with breastfeeding duration.
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- Pregorexia: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the constructs of body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbances by gestational age in the peripartum.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Pooled it
- The association between psychological factors and breastfeeding behaviour in women with a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg mObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2018Pooled it
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- Breastfeeding among contemporary Australian populations and 2025 national targets: a scoping review of current data and implications for policy and practice.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Mothers' Body Appreciation and Postpartum Self-Esteem in Relation to Body Changes and Breastfeeding Difficulties: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Cyprus.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Nurses' and midwives' perspectives on how the pursuit for the 'perfect' body image affects their own breastfeeding practices: a qualitative study in Ghana.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates at 6 Weeks Postpartum as a Function of Preconception Body Mass Index Are Not Impacted by Postpartum Obstetrical Practices or Routines.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2020Article
- Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy of Early Postpartum Mothers in an Urban Municipality in the Philippines.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2020Article
- To what extent does maternal body mass index predict intentions, attitudes, or practices of early infant feeding?Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Association between gestational weight gain and exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months postpartum in Chinese women.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
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- "You just need to leave the room when you breastfeed" Breastfeeding experiences among obese women in Sweden - A qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and breast-feeding: a cohort study in China.Public health nutrition · 2017Article
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Abstract
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objectivesMaternal adiposity is known to affect breastfeeding initiation and duration via both antenatal and postnatal factors. This study investigates associations between maternal pregravid body mass index (BMI), breastfeeding duration and antenatal breastfeeding confidence, intention and social comfort among primiparous Australian women. SUBJECTS/
methodsWomen in their first pregnancy (n=462) were recruited by convenience sampling in Queensland, Australia. Participants responded to an antenatal and six postnatal questionnaires during their infants' first year between June 2010 and March 2012. Maternal pregravid BMI was examined against breastfeeding duration, participants' antenatal infant feeding intentions and measures of breastfeeding confidence and social comfort.
resultsBreastfeeding initiation in this cohort was 97%, but 46% of mothers had ceased breastfeeding at 52 weeks postpartum. Breastfeeding duration differed significantly (χ(2) (2)=7.21, P=0.007) between normal, overweight and obese women. No differences were found in antenatal intention for feeding type nor intended breastfeeding duration by one-way ANOVA (F(2,178)=1.77, P=0.17). More than half of the pregnant respondents anticipated social discomfort breastfeeding in public, with obese women significantly more likely to anticipate discomfort breastfeeding in the presence of close female friends, (χ(2) (1)=5.53, P=0.019).
conclusionsThis study confirmed the risk of premature cessation of breastfeeding for obese mothers. Interventions during pregnancy that address body image issues in relation to breastfeeding may facilitate breastfeeding success for obese mothers and their infants and accrue short- and long-term health benefits for both.
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