Maternal nutrition and lactational infertility
1985
Dobbing, John
Abstract: The scientific evidence relating maternal undernutrition to lactational infertility is examined in this collection of research papers from one of a series of nutrition workshops sponsored by Nestlé. The demographic significance of this relationship is explored, particularly for developing countries where additional fertility-limiting measures would be recommended (i.e. areas where improved maternal nutritional status might decrease the efficacy of lactation as a contraceptive). Workshop participants included leading researchers in the fields of nutrition, obstetrics, endocrinology, epidemiology, and reproductive biology. Topics include 1) the endocrine control of lactational infertility and the contribution of nutritional factors, 2) the importance of night feeding and the role of the infant's feeding pattern in the mother-infant relationship, and 3).
Show more [+] Less [-]The influence of nutrition on reproductive function and the hypothesis linking body fat and physical exercise to amenorrhea and the timing of menarche and menopause. Appendices present a model for analysis of the relationship between breastfeeding data and postpartum anovulation data, a demographic commentary on major themes and issues raised by the workshop, and a brief summation of researchers' areas of agreement and uncertainty.
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Publisher Raven Press | Vevey [Switzerland] : Nestlé Nutrition ; New York : Raven Press, ©1985
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