San Diego (April 22, 2018)-- Differences in the way women with obesity burn calories during pregnancy may be a contributor to long - term
postpartum weight retention in black moms, according to researchers in Baton Rouge, La..
Unhealthy weight gain in pregnancy has been linked with
postpartum weight retention but until now its long - term effects had been understudied in low - income and minority populations who are at high risk for obesity.
A new study examines the relationship between breastfeeding and
postpartum weight retention.
Another key factor that contributes to
postpartum weight retention is the amount of weight gained during pregnancy.
Gestational weight gain (GWG) may contribute to complications during labor and delivery (4, 17), and it is an important determinant of
postpartum weight retention (PPWR).
Postpartum weight retention is an important health topic, according to authors, because U.S. women of childbearing age «are alarmingly heavy.»
ANMS, Austin New Mothers Study; GWG, gestational weight gain; IFPS, Infant Feeding Practices Study; NMIHS, National Maternal and Infant Health Survey; NR, not reported; PIN, Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition Study; PNSS, Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System; pp, postpartum; PPWR,
postpartum weight retention; PRAMS, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System; SES, socioeconomic status; WIC, Women, Infants and Children Food and Nutrition Services.
The association of pregnancy and the development of obesity: results of a systematic review and meta - analysis on the natural history of
postpartum weight retention
Insufficient weight gain can compromise the health of the fetus and cause preterm, or premature birth; excessive weight gain can cause labor complications, giving birth to significantly larger than average fetuses,
postpartum weight retention, as well as increase the risk of requiring a caesarean section.
Breastfeeding reduces
postpartum weight retention.
Not exact matches
Effect of Exercise on Maternal Health • Reduced fat deposition • Less
weight retention in the
postpartum period • Higher energy levels during and after pregnancy • Greater tolerance to the physiological and psychological demands of pregnancy • Fewer physical complaints • Shorter and less complicated labors • Less incidence of surgical intervention in labor • Quicker
postpartum recovery
Sociodemographic, perinatal, behavioral, and psychosocial predictors of
weight retention at 3 and 12 months
postpartum
To illustrate the joint effects of GWG and breastfeeding on
weight retention at 6 and 18 mo
postpartum, predictions were made by using the regression estimates.
Similar analyses were performed for
weight retention at 18 mo
postpartum.
The effects of GWG and breastfeeding on
weight retention at 6 mo
postpartum were tested by using multiple linear regression.
In their analysis of data from 1423 Swedish women who were studied from 2.5 to 12 mo
postpartum, lactation score was significantly associated with
weight retention, but it explained little of the variance in PPWR.
We will compare the proportion of patients meeting guidelines for gestational
weight gain and for
weight retention at 1 year
postpartum between the two groups using logistic regression analyses.
Thus, in the Diabetes Prevention Program,
weight loss after GDM reduced future diabetes incidence by 16 % for every kilogram lost.77 The Nurses Health Study found that healthy diet patterns such as a Mediterranean diet, a Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) pattern diet or an Alternative Healthy Eating diet reduced diabetes incidence by 40 % — 57 % in women who had GDM 14 years before.78 Evidence of the Gestational Diabetes» Effects on Moms study shows that a lifestyle intervention that starts during pregnancy and continues
postpartum is feasible and may prevent pregnancy
weight retention and help overweight women lose
weight.79 80