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Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

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Post partum weight loss<br />

Insufficient evidence to make a statement on the effects of breastfeeding alone on post<br />

partum weight loss. The Cochrane <strong>review</strong> suggests a benefit of breastfeeding and exercise<br />

by the mother in post partum weight loss, but the sample sizes of 245 suggests the need <strong>for</strong><br />

further studies.<br />

One further study has been published since the Ip and Cochrane <strong>review</strong>s, the study from<br />

Hong Kong by To and Wong, which used body composition as the end point. However the<br />

sample was small and the method used (bio-electric impedance) is not the most accurate.<br />

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