Gestational Diabetes, the Human Milk Metabolome, and Infant Growth and Adiposity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Gestational diabetes (GD) is linked to health risks for the birthing parent and infant. The outcomes of GD on human milk composition are mostly unknown.

Objective

To determine associations between GD, the human milk metabolome, and infant growth and body composition.

Design, setting, and participants

Cohort study using data from the Mothers and Infants Linked for Healthy Growth and the Maternal Milk, Metabolism, and the Microbiome studies at the University of Oklahoma and University of Minnesota, large prospective US cohorts with a high proportion of exclusive breastfeeding. Participants were mother-infant dyads recruited between October 2014 and August 2019 who planned to exclusively breastfeed for 3 or more months. Data were analyzed from July 2022 to Aug

SUBMITTER: Nagel EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638796 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature