The effect of high-intensity breastfeeding on postpartum glucose tolerance in women with recent gestational diabetes

• Main Authors: Ichiro Yasuhi (Author), Tomoko Soda (Author), Hiroshi Yamashita (Author), Atsuko Urakawa (Author), Mihoko Izumi (Author), Yukari Kugishima (Author), Yasushi Umezaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although breastfeeding is expected to reduce the incidence of diabetes in women with gestational diabetes, the effect has not been clearly confirmed. We examined whether or not high-intensity breastfeeding reduces the incidence of abnormal glucose tolerance and investigated the e...