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Kaiser Permanente/Harvard Medical School study links lack of sleep to weight gain for new moms

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.

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