Breastfeeding-injury link: are concerns warranted?
In this retrospective study, breastfeeding did not increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury during the postpartum period. Maintaining preconception physical activity during pregnancy may reduce the risk of postpartum injury.
Authors
- Paris A T Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9830-2265)
- Emma Brockwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5517-8699)
- Sinéad Dufour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-1606)
- Margie H. Davenport (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-5773)
- Amal Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4034-9074)
Institutions
- South Puget Sound Community College (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- Manchester City Football Club (GB)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-109310
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88