Metabolic effects of breastfeed in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to provide comprehensive analyses of current research developments in the field of breastfeed (BF) and metabolic-related outcomes among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Database PubMed, Embase, BIOSIS Previews, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched through December 3, 2017. Odds ratio (OR) and weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were pooled by random-effects model using Stata version 12.0. Twenty-three observational studies were included in quantitative synthesis. Reduced possibility of progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM; OR = 0.79; 95% CI, 0.68-0.92) and pre-DM (OR = 0.66; 95% CI, 0.51-0.86) were found among women with longer BF of any intensity after GDM pregnancy. The positive effect of l

SUBMITTER: Ma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590118 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature