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Article: Kaiser Permanente/Harvard Medical School Study Links Lack of Sleep to Weight Gain for New Moms; First Study Ever Finds Moms Who Sleep Only Five Hours Have Tripled Risk of Excessive Weight at One Year After Baby's Birth.
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- November 19, 2007
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Byline: Edelman Public Relations
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mothers who reported sleeping five hours or less per day when their babies were six months old had a threefold higher risk for substantial weight retention (11 pounds or more) at their baby's first birthday than moms who slept seven hours per day, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Medical School / Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
The study, published in the November issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, is the first to look at the impact of sleep deprivation on postpartum weight retention. Previous studies have looked at the effect of early ...