Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding reduces maternal weight retention: results from the CLaB study

• Main Authors: Michelly da Silva Alves (Author), Maiara Aparecida Mialich Almeida (Author), Caroline de Barros Gomes (Author), Anna Paula Ferrari (Author), Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada (Author), Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite Carvalhaes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the relation between breastfeeding and postpartum weight reten-tion. Methods: this prospective cohort study involved 641 newborns and their mothers, followed up to twelve months postpartum. Data were collected from June 2015 to February 2017. In the first interview,...