Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Iná S. Santos

Publications

• Research Article
  Breastfeeding Pattern and Duration and Post-Partum Maternal Weight Retention
  Author(s): Helen Castillo-Laura and Iná S. SantosHelen Castillo-Laura and Iná S. Santos
  
  Background/Aim: The aims were to investigate the association of breastfeeding (BF) duration with maternal postpartum weight retention (PPWR) at 12 months after delivery. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, mothers were interviewed at birth, and at 3, and 12 months after delivery to gather information on socio-demographic and reproductive maternal characteristics, BF initiation, BF pattern at 3 months and BF duration, as well as to measure maternal anthropometric indicators. Results: A negative association between BF intensity at 3-months and maternal PPWR was found at 3-months and 12-months after delivery. In adjusted multivariable linear regression, for each month of EBF increase between birth and 3-months postpartum, there was a mean decrease of 0.21 kg in maternal long-term PPWR; and for each month of any.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2090-7214.1000253

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