Effect of breast milk of diabetic mothers on bodyweight of the offspring in the first year of life

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Oct;58(10):1429-31. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601977.

Abstract

Objective: There is increasing evidence that in healthy populations, breast-fed infants are leaner than formula-fed infants. It is of interest to know the effects of breast-feeding on infant weight in case of maternal diabetes, given the high incidence of fetal macrosomia and risk of childhood obesity in this population.

Design and subjects: As part of a nation-wide study in the Netherlands on diabetes and pregnancy, 229 women with Type 1 diabetes were sent a questionnaire on weight and height of their infant, the type of nutrition given during the first 6 weeks of life, the duration of lactation and intercurrent diseases during the first year of life.

Results and conclusion: Our data show no significant difference between breast-,formula-, and mixed-fed infants in weight and body mass index (BMI) at 1 y of age, which is not in accordance with the findings in nondiabetic populations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight
  • Body Weight
  • Breast Feeding*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Fetal Macrosomia / epidemiology
  • Fetal Macrosomia / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant Formula
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
  • Infant, Newborn / growth & development*
  • Male
  • Milk, Human / physiology*
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • Obesity / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics / physiopathology*
  • Time Factors
  • Weight Gain*