Association between gestational weight gain and exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months postpartum in Chinese women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) practices remains unclear. The present study evaluated the association between GWG and EBF in the first 6 months postpartum among primiparas in rural China.

Design

The study population was drawn from a previous randomized controlled trial, and the relevant data were obtained from an electronic, population-based perinatal system and a monitoring system for child health care. GWG was categorized according to the guidelines of the Institute of Medicine.

Setting

Five rural counties in Hebei Province, China.ParticipantsA total of 8449 primiparas.

Results

Of the women, 58·7 % breast-fed exclusively for the first 6 months postpartum. Overweight women who gained either mo

SUBMITTER: Tong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260684 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature