Pregnancy and the postpartum period is a time of increased vulnerability for retention of
excess body fat in women. Breastfeeding (BF) has been shown to have many health benefits …

Abstract Changes in body weight and composition in response to the metabolic load
imposed by lactation are highly variable among and within diverse populations. In most …

Background: The contribution of gestational weight gain (GWG) to the development of
obesity may have important implications for mothers in their later lives. However, whether …

Weight and triceps-skin fold thickness were measured until 24 mo postpartum in matched
cohorts of women who breast-fed for≥ 12 mo (BF; n= 46) or≤ 3 mo (FF; n= 39). In the BF …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate how well prepregnancy BMI, gestational
weight gain, and postpartum weight retention predict retention of weight 15 years later …

OBJECTIVES. Guidelines from the Institute of Medicine's 1990 report call for weight gains
during pregnancy that are higher than those previously recommended. This study examines …

A study group of 795 women was followed with frequent weight measurements and
questionnaires about their activities for 6 months postpartum. The mean (+/-SD) net weight …

Lactation results in a number of physiological adaptations which exert direct effects on
maternal health, some of which may confer both short and long term advantages for breast …

The effect of lactation on weight retention was investigated longitudinally, with data collected
at 0.5, 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 mo after parturition in 110 women aged 20-40 y who had been …

For some women pregnancy is a trigger for developing overweight and obesity. Seventy‐
three per cent of 128 female patients at our Obesity Unit indicated that they had retained …