Does regular antenatal exercise promote exclusive breastfeeding during the first 3 months of life? Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and antenatal exercise are independently associated with positive short- and long-term health effects for women and their children. The aims of the study were to investigate whether antenatal exercise promotes EBF three months postpartum and further to explore factors associated with EBF at three months postpartum.

Methods

This study was a follow-up of a Norwegian two-center randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of an antenatal exercise protocol. The recruited pregnant women were randomized to either a 12-week standardized antenatal exercise program with one weekly group training led by a physiotherapist and two weekly home training sessions or standard antenatal care. Women reported breastfeeding status in a questionnair

SUBMITTER: Flaathen EME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450771 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature