The effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index on breastfeeding initiation, intention and duration: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Overweight and obesity not only are major risk factors for number of chronic diseases, but also a risk factor for pregnancy complications in women. The present study aims to investigate the association between pre-pregnancy BMI and the persistence and duration of BF. The electronic databases includi...

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Main Authors: Seyed-Saeed Hashemi-Nazari, Jalil Hasani, Neda Izadi, Farid Najafi, Jamal Rahmani, Parisa Naseri, Abdolhalim Rajabi, Cain Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020324658