Breastfeeding may benefit cardiometabolic health of children exposed to increased gestational glycemia in utero.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is altered breastmilk composition among mothers with gestational diabetes and conflicting evidence on whether breastfeeding is beneficial or detrimental to their offspring's cardiometabolic health. We aimed to investigate associations between breastfeeding and offspring's cardiometabolic health across the range of gestational glycemia.

Methods

We included 827 naturally conceived, term singletons from a prospective mother-child cohort. We measured gestational (26-28 weeks) fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-h plasma glucose (2 hPG) after an oral glucose tolerance test as continuous variables. Participants were classified into 2 breastfeeding categories (high/intermediate vs. low) according to their breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. Main outcome measures in

SUBMITTER: Ong YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7613060 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature