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Maternal breast volume in pregnancy and lactation capacity.

Agnieszka ŻelaźniewiczBogusław Pawłowski
Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2018)
The results are in line with the notion that milk macronutrient content tends to be weakly associated with various maternal factors and adverse conditions. However, maternal breast volume and its changes during pregnancy are related with time spent breastfeeding per day, what suggests a positive correlation between breast volume in pregnancy and milk yield.
Keyphrases
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • birth weight
  • pregnant women
  • preterm birth
  • preterm infants
  • gestational age
  • human milk
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • drug induced