Changes in Body Weight After Delivery

Dennis, K. J.; Bytheway, W. R.

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1965.tb01379.x

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“…Losses of fat after pregnancy has ended are much less easily discerned as they seem to take place slowly and with considerable differences from woman to woman (unpublished data). Losses of weight during the first three months post-partum, somewhat greater in lactating than in bottle-feeding mothers, have been reported by Dennis and Bytheway (1965).…”

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Body weight in parous women.

Billewicz¹

1970

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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Body weight in parous women.

Billewicz¹

1970

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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“…However, given a kappa of 0.69 and no systematic bias in under or overreporting actual weight, it seems unlikely. Reproductive factors have been found to be associated with both increased risk for breast cancer and weight gain (1,10,23,27). In the present study, early age at menarche was the only reproductive factor that was an independent predictor of BMI for both pre-and postmenopausal women, irrespective of breast cancer status.…”

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The Relationship of Body Mass Index to Reproductive Factors in Pre‐ and Postmenopausal African‐American Women With and Without Breast Cancer

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The relationship of body mass index to reproductive factors in pre-and postmenopausal AfricanAmerican women with and without breast cancer. Obes Res. 1996;4:451-456. To date, there are virtually no existing data on the relationship between obesity, menopausal status, and breast cancer in African-Americans. Therefore, the present study was designed to test the following hypotheses in an African-American population: (1) there exists a positive association between BMI and breast cancer among postmenopausal women; (2) there exists an inverse association between BMI and breast cancer among premenopausal women; and (3) similar associations between BMI and reproductive factors exist for both pre-and postmenopausal breast cancer cases. The study population comprised 357 African-American women (n=193 breast cancer cases; n=164 controls). No significant differences were observed between premenopausal cases and controls for BMI, obesity categories, and reproductive factors. Among the postmenopausal women, the cases had significantly lower weight and BMI levels than the controls. Age at first pregnancy and parity were significantly lower among postmenopausal cases than their controls. No significant associations were revealed between body mass index and breast cancer for pre-and postmenopausal women. In the present study, early age at menarche was the only reproductive factor that was an independent predictor of BMI for both pre-and postmenopausal women, irrespective of breast cancer status. Also, these fiidings strongly suggest the need to consider reproductive factors, particularly age at menarche, as a covariate of BMI and other obesityrelated diseases. ADAMS-CAMPBELL, LUCILE L, KYUNG SOOK

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“…After delivery almost all the women gained weight for the first three post partum days and then weight loss started around days 4-5, and this is consistent with previous work. 15 Weight gain preceded the onset of post partum headache, and weight loss followed it but as these changes occurred among both women with and without headache, they cannot be causal, though they are of interest as similar weight changes sometimes occur in association with migraine attacks. 16 Administered vasopressin or deoxycorticosterone acetate can increase the weight changes associated with migraine episodes, while a diuretic or low salt diet can diminish them, but neither manoeuvre has any influence over the headache, and so the weight changes are probably epiphenomena.…”

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Headaches in the First Post Partum Week and Their Relationship to Migraine

Stein¹

1982

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

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SYNOPSIS 15 out of 40 women on a post natal ward had headaches in the first post partum week, particularly between day 3-6 post partum. The incidence of these headaches was increased among women with a previous personal or family history of migraine or pre-menstrual migraine, but they were usually milder and more frequently bilateral than the patients usual migraine. These headaches were not associated with previous neurotic depression or mood changes during the puerperium and are therefore unlikely to be tension headaches. Weight gain preceded the onset of the headache and weight loss followed it, but as these changes occur among women without the headache they are unlikely to be causal, though of interest since similar weight changes sometimes occur with migraine attacks. The rapidly falling levels of estrogen and progesterone, or possibly alterations in serotonin metabolism may be responsible for these headaches, most of which appeared to be mild episodes of common migraine. (Headache 21:201-205, 1981)

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Changes in Body Weight After Delivery

Cited by 24 publications

References 5 publications

Body weight in parous women.

Body weight in parous women.

The Relationship of Body Mass Index to Reproductive Factors in Pre‐ and Postmenopausal African‐American Women With and Without Breast Cancer

Headaches in the First Post Partum Week and Their Relationship to Migraine

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