Breastfeeding could help counter effects of pregnancy diabetes on babies
New research involving Faculty of Medicine researchers suggests breastfeeding could help protect against long-lasting health issues in children whose mothers have gestational diabetes.
Professor Keith Godfrey was part of a study in Singapore which found six-year-olds whose mothers had diabetes in pregnancy had less fat in their muscles and liver, and lower blood fat levels if they were breastfed.
The findings have been published in the European Journal of Nutrition . Read more on the Southampton Biomedical Research Centre website .
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Professor Keith Godfrey BM, FRCP, PhD
Keith Godfrey is Director of the current NIHR Southampton BRC in nutrition. He is Professor of Epidemiology & Human Development at the University of Southampton, Director of the Centre for Developmental Origins of Health & Disease and Honorary Consultant within University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
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