Cardiometabolic Implications of Postpartum Weight Changes in the First Year After Delivery | Zendy

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Cardiometabolic Implications of Postpartum Weight Changes in the First Year After Delivery

Author(s) -

Simone Kew,

Chang Ye,

Anthony J. Hanley,

Philip W. Connelly,

Mathew Sermer,

Bernard Zinman,

Ravi Retnakaran

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc14-0087

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , postpartum period , medline , pregnancy , obstetrics , intensive care medicine , endocrinology , biology , genetics , political science , law

The cumulative effect of postpartum weight retention from each pregnancy in a woman's life may contribute to her ultimate risk of diabetes and vascular disease. However, there is little direct evidence supporting this hypothesis. In this context, we sought to evaluate the cardiometabolic implications of patterns of postpartum weight change and the time course thereof in the first year after pregnancy.

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