Why the study?
Lactation is increasingly recognized as a modifiable factor influencing long-term maternal cardiovascular health, prompting a synthesis of current evidence on its association with cardiometabolic outcomes.
Does lactation improve long-term maternal cardiovascular health?
Does lactation improve long-term maternal cardiovascular health?
Lactation is a modifiable factor associated with long-term maternal cardiometabolic health, highlighting the importance of addressing barriers to lactation success.
Lactation is increasingly recognized as a modifiable factor influencing long-term maternal cardiovascular health. This review synthesizes current evidence on the association between lactation and cardiometabolic outcomes such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular events. This narrative review also addresses clinical, systemic, and policy barriers that impede lactation success.
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