Early life environment influences the trajectory of post-partum weight loss in adult female rats

ConclusionsMothers who themselves have been exposed to adverse early life environments are likely to have slower metabolic recovery from pregnancy than controls. Failure to return to pre-pregnancy weight after delivery predisposes to persisting sequential inter-pregnancy weight gain, which can represent a significant metabolic burden across a life course involving several pregnancies.
Source: Reproductive BioMedicine Online - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research