The purpose of this study is to learn how exercise and physical activity during pregnancy and after pregnancy may affect the composition of breastmilk. Certain changes in breast milk after exercise may have an impact on how infants use energy. Understanding this process may improve public health recommendations for exercise during and after pregnancy. This study can help investigators learn more about how maternal exercise patterns may affect body growth and obesity risk in infants who are breastfed. This research may help identify how different factors can influence healthy weight and early development in infants.
18-45 y of age at the time of enrollment
Pre-gravid or first trimester BMI 18.5 -40 kg/m2
Uncomplicated singleton pregnancy
Intention to exclusively breastfeed for >3 months and, if parity >1, that they successfully breastfed a previous pregnancy
Any obstetric contra-indication to exercise at 1 month
Diagnosis of uncontrolled (HbA1c >7%) type 1 or type 2 diabetes, or gestational diabetes managed with insulin
Intrauterine growth restriction
Pre-eclampsia or other pregnancy complications
Joslin Diabetes Center
Lead sponsor
University of Oklahoma
Collaborator
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator