The Effect of Weight Loss in Overweight, Lactating Women on the Growth of Their Infants
Open Access
- 17 February 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 342 (7), 449-453
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200002173420701
Abstract
The retention of weight gained during pregnancy may contribute to obesity. Lactation should promote weight loss, but weight loss is highly variable among lactating women. The risks associated with the restriction of energy intake during lactation have not been adequately evaluated. The purpose of this study was to determine whether weight loss by women during lactation affects the growth of their infants.Keywords
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