The Association Between Maternal Adiposity and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: Evidence from the Southampton Women’s Survey
In this study maternal adiposity had little impact on breastfeeding initiation but higher maternal adiposity was associated with shorter breastfeeding duration. This study suggests that more support should be given to mothers with overweight and obesity to promote longer duration of breastfeeding.
Authors
- Hazel Inskip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-1749)
- Nicholas C. Harvey
- Keith M. Godfrey
- Janis Baird
- Sarah Crozier
- Amelia Grace Bird
- the SWS study team
Institutions
- Southampton General Hospital (GB)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-025-04211-6
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00