Associations of Maternal Weight Status Before, During, and After Pregnancy with Inflammatory Markers in Breast Milk.

Kara M WhitakerRegina C MarinoJacob L HaapalaLaurie FosterKaty D SmithApril M TeagueDavid R JacobsPatricia L FontainePatricia M McGovernTonya C SchoenfussLisa HarnackDavid A FieldsEllen W Demerath

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)

High pre-pregnancy BMI and excessive GWG are associated with elevated levels of breast milk CRP. The consequences of infants receiving varying concentrations of breast milk inflammatory markers are unknown; however, it is speculated that there are implications for the intergenerational transmission of disease risk.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
preterm birth
weight loss
physical activity