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Podcast: Lo’s Lactation Lab
Episode: Episode 144 Does Obesity Lead to Difficulty Breastfeeding?
Description: Have you heard that those who are overweight or obese have more difficulty breastfeeding? Have you read research studies reporting the same thing? Lo Nigrosh, IBCLC discusses whether or not this is because those with high BMI actually have more difficulty or if it is as a result of weight bias. On this episode Lo discusses:The studies that discuss the link between BMI and breastfeeding outcomeStudies that discuss weight bias towards mothers in the perinatal periodThe possibility that it is lack of support that leads to lower rates of breastfeeding success for higher BMI patientsHere...