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Factors related to duration of postpartum amenorrhoea among USA women with prolonged lactation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

M. Jane Heinig ,
Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers ,
Janet M. Peerson  and
Kathryn G. Dewey
M. Jane Heinig
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, USA
Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, USA
Janet M. Peerson
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, USA
Kathryn G. Dewey
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, USA
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Summary

Duration of postpartum amenorrhoea (PPA) was compared among women who breast-fed For ≥ 6 months (breast-feeding group) Or ≤ 3 Months (formula-feeding group) and was found to be significantly shorter among the latter. associations between maternal factors and duration of PPA were examined. within the formula-feeding group, the only variable associated with duration of PPA was duration of breast-feeding. among breast-feeding mothers who resumed menstruation after 3 months postpartum, duration of PPA was positively associated with parity and negatively associated with maternal body mass index (bmi) at 3 months postpartum. Among breastfeeding mothers who resumed menstruation after 6 months, duration of PPA was positively associated with parity, pregnancy weight gain, number of night feeds and milk volume at 6 months, and negatively associated with maternal age and bmi at 6 months postpartum. These results indicate that maternal anthropometric status is related to duration of PPA, even in a relatively well-nourished population of lactating women.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 517 - 527
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Copyright © 1994, Cambridge University Press

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