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Effect of Lactation on Maternal Body Weight: A Systematic Review
- Source :
- Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 58:265-269
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2003.
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Abstract
- UNLABELLED The impact of lactation on maternal weight after delivery remains unclear. To address this question, we performed a systematic review of the literature. We searched PubMed, POPLINE, EMBASE, and LILACS computerized databases for relevant articles and classified the evidence using the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force rating system. We found 42 studies, of which 28 contained relevant information: 15 prospective cohort studies, 1 retrospective cohort study, 1 cross-sectional study, and 11 case-series reports. The methods used in these studies varied widely, thus precluding aggregation of results. Level II-2 and III evidence supports a class "C" recommendation: insufficient evidence exists to support an effect of lactation on maternal weight after delivery. Better longitudinal studies with a clear definition of breast-feeding; clear, specific outcome measures; study periods extending 1 or 2 years after delivery; and better control of potentially confounding factors will be needed to resolve this question. TARGET AUDIENCE Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Family Physicians. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completion of this article, the reader will be able to compile the literature on the effect of lactation on maternal weight, to compare the various studies, and to summarize the data on the effect of lactation on maternal weight gain.
- Subjects :
- Research design
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Evidence-Based Medicine
business.industry
Body Weight
Confounding
Alternative medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
Evidence-based medicine
Breast Feeding
Research Design
Humans
Lactation
Medicine
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Prospective cohort study
Weight gain
Breast feeding
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00297828
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3b3496fb9bac9e83efc1afb7e84c3509