Night-time sleep duration and postpartum weight retention in primiparous women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Approximately 75% of women weigh more at 1-year postpartum than pre-pregnancy. More than 47% retain >10 lbs at 1-year postpartum, which is associated with adverse health outcomes for mother and child. Disturbed sleep may contribute to risk of postpartum weight retention (PWR) as short sleep duration is associated with increased risk of obesity. Thus, we investigated whether night-time sleep duration is associated with risk for excessive PWR. We also explored night-time sleep duration and change in postpartum waist circumference.

Methods

This is an ancillary analysis from a prospective cohort study. Participants were healthy primiparous adults with a singleton birth. Excessive PWR at 1-year postpartum was defined as ≥7% of pre-pregnancy weight. Log-binomial and lin

SUBMITTER: Ryan JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838128 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature