Impact of breastfeeding on maternal metabolism: Implications for women with gestational diabetes topical collection on diabetes and pregnancy

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Gunderson, Erica P ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cardiometabolic disease; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Lactation; Maternal metabolism; Pregnancy; Prospective cohort studies; Women; Women's health

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84895074620     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-013-0460-2     Document Type: Article

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