Interventions for supporting the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding among women who are overweight or obese

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The main objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve breastfeeding rates in women who are overweight or obese. We will also examine the effectiveness of different types of interventions based on the intervention delivery format (individual or group and face-to-face or mobile technology); style (proactive or reactive); intensity; provider (peer or professional workers); setting (community or hospital, Baby Friendly Initiative accredited; background breastfeeding initiation rate); timing (antenatal, postnatal or both); and co-morbidities (without complications or with gestational diabetes mellitus or pre-existing diabetes, caesarean section, preterm birth).