Table 2 Maternal body weight and weight retention [mean ± SD (median, inter-quartile range)] from pregnancy through to 6 months postpartum
From: Exclusivity of breastfeeding and body composition: learnings from the Baby-bod study
|  | Pre-pregnancy | Birth | 3 months | 6 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | neBF | eBF | neBF | eBF | neBF | eBF | neBF | eBF |
Body weight (kg) | 81.40 ± 22.50 (75, 24) | 71.64 ± 16.89 (69, 18) | 87.77 ± 20.00 (81, 22) | 81.09 ± 15.96 (81, 20) | 82.32 ± 18.81 (77, 25) | 76.86 ± 16.60 (75, 18) | 84.60 ± 20.17 (81, 26) | 74.39 ± 16.95 (72, 20) |
Weight retention (kg) | – | – | – | – | 0.68 ± 11.69 (2, 8) | 4.55 ± 6.08 (4, 7) | 2.51 ± 11.32 (4, 8) | 2.68 ± 5.98 (3, 7) |