Effects of Breastfeeding on Maternal Body Composition in Moroccan Lactating Women during Twelve Months after Birth Using Stable Isotopic Dilution Technique

Exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of an infant's life is an important factor for their optimal growth and health. Breastfeeding also has maternal benefits and can assist with postpartum weight loss. As shown by previous studies, postpartum weight retention can contribute to ob...

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Published in:	Nutrients Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 146
Main Authors:	Rabi, Baha, Benjeddou, Kaoutar, Idrissi, Mohamed, Rami, Anass, Mekkaoui, Bouchera, El Hamdouchi, Asmaa, Benkirane, Hasnae, Barkat, Amina, Saeid, Naima, El Kari, Khalid, Aguenaou, Hassan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 01-01-2021 MDPI
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Analysis Babies Body Composition Body Mass Index Body weight Body weight loss Breast Feeding Breast milk breastfeeding Breastfeeding & lactation Deuterium deuterium oxide Deuterium Oxide - administration & dosage Dilution Eating Families & family life Female Fourier transforms Heavy water human milk Humans Indicator Dilution Techniques Infant Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Infants Lactation Methods Milk Milk, Human Mothers Obesity Overweight Physiological aspects Postpartum Postpartum Period Pregnancy Socioeconomic Factors Standard deviation Surveys and Questionnaires Weight control Weight Loss Womens health Young Adult Morocco weight loss postpartum deuterium oxide human milk breastfeeding
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Summary:	Exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of an infant's life is an important factor for their optimal growth and health. Breastfeeding also has maternal benefits and can assist with postpartum weight loss. As shown by previous studies, postpartum weight retention can contribute to obesity. To quantify the human milk and evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on maternal weight loss during the 12 months postpartum. This study included 70-mother-baby pairs. Infants' intake of human milk and water from other sources, as well as the body composition of the mothers, were measured at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month postpartum by using the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique. There was a significant change in the mothers' body composition between the first and twelfth months in exclusive breastfeeding women compared to not-exclusive ones. Similarly, the difference between the quantities of human milk intake was highly significant in exclusive breastfeeding women compared to women who were not exclusively breastfeeding. Our results showed that exclusive breastfeeding for twelve months has a significant effect on postpartum weight loss among Moroccan women and that it is an effective way to control overweight and obesity among lactating women.
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ISSN:	2072-6643 2072-6643
DOI:	10.3390/nu13010146