Table 1 Anthropometric mother parameters. Weight is expressed in kg; weight gain was calculated respect to the weight before pregnancy. In parenthesis, number of mothers who reached pre-pregnancy weight by the 10th day of lactation
Weight before pregnancy | Number of mothers with BMI < 25 | Number of mothers with BMI > 25 | Weight gain after pregnancy | Weight gain at 10 days of breastfeeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total mothers | 62.3 ±10.1 | 5 | 18 | 13.0 ± 4.4 | 9.8 ± 1.2 (5) |
MD mothers | 62.5 ± 9.8 | 4 | 11 | 13.4 ± 4.6 | 8.6 ± 4.7 (4) |
VD mothers | 64.0 ± 9.5 | 1 | 3 | 11.0 ± 2.3 | 8.3 ± 3.9 (1) |
VD mothers | 55.2 ± 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 12.8 ± 4.9 | 6.7 ± 5.0 (0) |