Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Jun 15;181(12):940-3. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwv029. Epub 2015 May 5.
Recently, there has been growing interest in understanding the ways in which lactation affects maternal health. The accompanying article by Palmer et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2015;181(12):932-939), particularly their finding that prepregnancy obesity modifies the relationship between lactation and postpartum weight gain, makes an important contribution to this field. In this commentary, I discuss these findings within the context of other recent literature which indicates that whether or not a mother breastfeeds her newborn appears to be a powerful predictor of the mother's future risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, independent of maternal weight or body mass index in later life.
最近，人们越来越关注哺乳对产妇健康的影响。Palmer 等人的相关文章（Am J Epidemiol. 2015;181(12):932-939），特别是他们发现孕前肥胖会改变哺乳与产后体重增加之间的关系，这对该领域做出了重要贡献。在这篇评论中，我将结合其他近期文献讨论这些发现，这些文献表明，母亲是否母乳喂养新生儿似乎是其未来罹患糖尿病、高血压和心血管疾病风险的有力预测因素，而与母亲后期的体重或体重指数无关。
