Sharleen L O'Reilly, Catherine McNestry, Denise McGuinness, Sarah Louise Killeen, John Mehegan, Barbara Coughlan, Eileen C O'Brien, Denise O'Brien, Marcelina Szafranska, Mary Brosnan, Lucille Sheehy, Rosie Murtagh, Lorraine O'Hagan, Marie Corbett, Michelle Walsh, Regina Keogh, Paula Power, Marie Woodcock, Mary Phelan, Amy Carroll, Stephanie Murray, Charmaine Scallan, Elizabeth Dunn, Fionnuala M McAuliffe
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of a multicomponent breastfeeding support intervention on breastfeeding prevalence at 3 months among women with a body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2 . DESIGN: Multicentre multicomponent randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Four maternity centres in Ireland. POPULATION: A total of 225 primiparous women and their nominated support partners. Participants were aged 18 years and over, with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 , carrying a singleton pregnancy and without contraindication for breastfeeding...
February 12, 2024: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology