Invited Commentary: Breastfeeding and Maternal Cardiovascular Health - Weighing the Evidence

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 181, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 940-943

  Schwarz, Eleanor Bimla ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

breastfeeding; cardiovascular disease; lactation; maternal health; obesity; visceral adiposity

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; LACTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MILK PRODUCTION; NOTE; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; AFRICAN AMERICAN; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84931097421     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv029     Document Type: Note

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