The effects of duration of any breastfeeding on body mass index in Australian children: Exploration of health, economic and equity impacts
Efforts to support increased breastfeeding duration could result in reduced prevalence of overweight and obesity and save healthcare costs, however, additional action would be required to improve equity.
Authors
- Vicki Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2891-9476)
- Alison Hayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8679-6040)
- Anagha Killedar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-8827)
- Joseph Carrello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6423-6555)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Obesity
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.13167
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Australian Government
- Department of Social Services, Australian Government
- University of Sydney
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council