NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Obese women who breastfeed their children for at least four months are less likely to retain their pregnancy weight, according to a new study from U.S. health officials.

A new study, published recently in the journal Pediatrics, found that risk is lower regardless of the mother’s body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy. “Health professionals can use this study’s ...

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers examined nursing behaviors and their relationships with maternal anthropometric factors and the serological metabolome ...

Earlier research suggests that women with a higher body mass index (BMI) feed their infants for shorter durations. The underlying reasons for this observation remain unclear. A recent study published ...

Biological factors may cause overweight and obese mothers to quit breastfeeding their infants. Cornell University and Basset Hospital researchers in New York found that these women have lower ...