Postpartum amenorrhea: How is it affected by maternal nutritional status?

Sandra L. Huffman; A. K.M.Alauddin Chowdhury; W. Henry Mosley

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Postpartum amenorrhea: How is it affected by maternal nutritional status?

Sandra L. Huffman, A. K.M.Alauddin Chowdhury, W. Henry Mosley

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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The average length of postpartum amenorrhea reported by breast-feeding women in rural Bangladesh in 1975 was 18 to 20 months. Its duration was found to be only slightly related to maternal nutritional status. There was no evidence of a threshold of weight for height necessary for the resumption of menses postpartum. Factors related to the duration of postpartum amenorrhea were maternal age, socioeconomic status, and supplemental feeding of the infant.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1155-1157
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	200
Issue number	4346
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.653359
State	Published - 1978

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