Beyond the BMI: Validity and Practicality of Postpartum Body Composition Assessment Methods during Lactation: A Scoping Review

Caren Biddulph; Mark Holmes; Anna Kuballa; Roger Carter; Judith Maher

doi:10.3390/nu14112197

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Beyond the BMI: Validity and Practicality of Postpartum Body Composition Assessment Methods during Lactation: A Scoping Review

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Beyond the BMI: Validity and Practicality of Postpartum Body Composition Assessment Methods during Lactation: A Scoping Review

Caren Biddulph, Mark Holmes, Anna Kuballa, Roger Carter and Judith Maher

Nutrients, Vol.14(11), pp.1-15

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14112197

PMCID: PMC9182963

PMID: 35683995

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maternal nutrition

maternal body composition

anthropometry

lactation

breastfeeding

UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

The assessment of body composition during lactation is an important indicator of maternal nutritional status, which is central to the overall health of the mother and child. The lactating woman’s nutritional status potentially impacts on breastmilk composition and the process of lactation itself. The purpose of this scoping review was to synthesize comparative studies that sought to validate various body composition assessment techniques for use in lactating women in the postpartum period. Using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, a comprehensive, systematic literature search was conducted using Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed. Eight comparative studies were included in the review, with data from 320 postpartum women. The design methodologies varied substantially across studies, and included a range of simple techniques to advanced multi-compartment models for assessing body composition. The validity and reliability of measurement tools must be considered alongside issues of safety, practicality, and appropriateness to guide the research design when applied to lactating women.

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Title: Beyond the BMI: Validity and Practicality of Postpartum Body Composition Assessment Methods during Lactation: A Scoping Review
Authors: Caren Biddulph (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Mark Holmes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Anna Kuballa (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Roger Carter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Library Services
Judith Maher (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Publication details: Nutrients, Vol.14(11), pp.1-15
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/nu14112197
ISSN: 2072-6643
PMID: 35683995; PMC9182963
Copyright note: Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Biomedicine; School of Health; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; Library Services; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99649177002621
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