The Effects of Breastfeeding and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Body Mass Composition and the Levels of Selected Hormones after Childbirth.
Dorota ĆwiekWitold MalinowskiJarosław OgonowskiMałgorzata ZimnyKatarzyna SzymoniakKrystyna CzechowskaWeronika DawidOlimpia Sipak-SzmigielGrażyna Iwanowicz-PalusPublished in: Nutrients (2023)
Having diabetes during pregnancy did not significantly affect the results of anthropometric measurements and hormone levels noted at 6-8 weeks after delivery (the only exception was the thickness of subcutaneous fat tissue, which was greater in women without GDM). This may indicate normalization of carbohydrate metabolism after childbirth; however, the observation period is too short to elucidate long-term metabolic effects. This suggests the need for further research related to GDM and breastfeeding.