Breast-feeding and postpartum weight retention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Weight gained during pregnancy and postpartum weight retention might contribute to obesity in women of childbearing age. Whether breast-feeding (BF) may decrease postpartum weight retention (PPWR) is still controversial. The purpose of our systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the relationship between BF and PPWR.

Design

Three databases were systematically reviewed and the reference lists of relevant articles were checked. Meta-analysis was performed to quantify the pooled standardized mean differences (SMD) of BF on PPWR by using a random-effect model. Heterogeneity was tested using the χ 2 test and I 2 statistics. Publication bias was estimated from Egger's test (linear regression method) or Begg's test (rank correlation method).

Results

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SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271764 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature