University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Experiences of Discrimination Linked to Postpartum Weight Retention
November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2024:
Researchers have been unable to explain why after giving birth, Black patients are two to three times as likely to retain or gain additional weight compared to their white counterparts, even when pre-pregnancy weight and gestational-weight trajectories are comparable. A first-of-its-kind study by University of Pittsburgh epidemiologists points . . .
Researchers have been unable to explain why after giving birth, Black patients are two to three times as likely to retain or gain additional weight compared to their white counterparts, even when pre-pregnancy weight and gestational-weight trajectories are comparable. A first-of-its-kind study by University of Pittsburgh epidemiologists points . . .