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Breastfeeding Intensity and Duration and Growth Trajectories in GDM Exposed Infants: The SWIFT Study.

New research · Pediatrics

Pediatric obesity · 4w

Cohort studyPediatric obesity· Aug 2026

Breastfeeding Intensity and Duration and Growth Trajectories in GDM Exposed Infants: The SWIFT Study.

Saralyn F Foster, Elizabeth M Widen, Joan C Lo … Erica P Gunderson

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Pediatric Gastroenterology & NutritionCohort studyClinical practiceQ1IF 2.7

Higher breastfeeding intensity linked to lower odds of rapid weight-for-length growth at 1 month

Breastfeeding Intensity and Duration and Growth Trajectories in GDM Exposed Infants: The SWIFT Study.

Saralyn F Foster … Erica P Gunderson

Pediatric obesity · Aug 2026 · Q1 in Pediatrics

Background

Whether breastfeeding intensity, the relative amount of breastfeeding versus formula across the first year, relates to growth trajectories among infants exposed to gestational diabetes (GDM) in utero is unknown.

Purpose

To identify growth trajectory patterns and associations with breastfeeding intensity among infants exposed to GDM.

Methods

SWIFT Offspring cohort (2009-2011) singleton, GDM-exposed infants (n = 435) born at a Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospital.

n = 435

Results

higher breastfeeding intensity strongly linked to less rapid weight-for-length gain by 1 month

OR by subgroup · 95% CI

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Conclusion

Higher sumLIR was associated with more favourable growth trajectories, suggesting that continued breastfeeding, even when combined with infant formula, may benefit growth among GDM-exposed infants.

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