Abstract:Objective: Maternal obesity negatively affects the health of the mother and the newborn during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. This study was carried out to determine if there was any difference with regard to breastfeeding behavior and postpartum comfort between obese and non-obese mothers.
Materials and Methods:This prospective case-control study included 104 mothers, of whom 54 were obese, in the Obstetrics Clinic Department of a university hospital in Turkey. Data were collected using the Individua… Show more
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