Breastfeeding, socioeconomic status, and long-term postpartum weight retention

• Main Authors: Saralyn F. Foster (Author), Christian Vazquez (Author), Catherine Cubbin (Author), Amy R. Nichols (Author), Rachel R. Rickman (Author), Elizabeth M. Widen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Almost half of all pregnant women in the United States gain weight above Institute of Medicine gestational weight gain guidelines. Breastfeeding has been shown to reduce weight retention in the first year postpartum; however, women with lower socioeconomic status (SES) tend to in...