A Randomized Study of the Effects of Aerobic Exercise by Lactating Women on Breast-Milk Volume and Composition

Kathryn G. Dewey, Cheryl A. Lovelady, Laurie Nommsen‐Rivers, Megan A. McCrory, Bo Lönnerdal

New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · 233 citations · 21 references

Abstract

In this study, aerobic exercise performed four or five times per week beginning six to eight weeks post partum had no adverse effect on lactation and significantly improved the cardiovascular fitness of the mothers.

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