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We assessed the association between SSB intake and PPWR (difference between 6-month postpartum and pregravid weight) using multivariable regression adjusted for socio-demographic and anthropometric variables.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020005169_as3\"><jats:title>Setting:</jats:title><jats:p>Greater Boston area.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020005169_as4\"><jats:title>Participants:</jats:title><jats:p>Three hundred forty-eight mother–infant pairs in the Rise and SHINE prospective birth cohort.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020005169_as5\"><jats:title>Results:</jats:title><jats:p>Mean age was 32·7 (<jats:sc>sd</jats:sc> 5·0) years; the sample was 47 % white, 32 % Hispanic, 14 % Asian and 7 % Black. Women reported mean daily SSB intake frequencies of 0·9 (<jats:sc>sd</jats:sc> 1·2) and 0·7 (<jats:sc>sd</jats:sc> 1·0) times/d in the third trimester and 1-month postpartum, respectively. At 6-month postpartum, average weight retention was 3·4 (<jats:sc>sd</jats:sc> 5·7) kg; 108 (<jats:sc>sd</jats:sc> 31 %) women had substantial PPWR, defined as a ≥ 5 kg increase between pregravid and 6-month postpartum weight. Each 1-time/d increment in SSB intake frequency during the third trimester (<jats:italic>β</jats:italic> = 0·46 kg (95 % CI, 0·07, 0·86)) and 1-month postpartum (<jats:italic>β</jats:italic> = 0·52 kg (95 % CI 0·03, 1·00)) was associated with higher weight retention at 6 months. Increased SSB intake frequency in the third trimester (OR: 1·37; 95 % CI 1·10, 1·75) and 1-month postpartum (OR: 1·17; 95 % CI 0·92, 1·52) resulted in higher odds of substantial PPWR.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020005169_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusions:</jats:title><jats:p>SSB consumption during the perinatal period is associated with higher weight retention at 6-month postpartum. 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We examined the extent to which perinatal SSB intake affects postpartum weight retention (PPWR).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020005169_as2\"><jats:title>Design:</jats:title><jats:p>We measured SSB intake frequency in the third trimester and 1-month postpartum using the NHANES Dietary Screener Questionnaire. 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At 6-month postpartum, average weight retention was 3·4 (<jats:sc>sd</jats:sc> 5·7) kg; 108 (<jats:sc>sd</jats:sc> 31 %) women had substantial PPWR, defined as a ≥ 5 kg increase between pregravid and 6-month postpartum weight. Each 1-time/d increment in SSB intake frequency during the third trimester (<jats:italic>β</jats:italic> = 0·46 kg (95 % CI, 0·07, 0·86)) and 1-month postpartum (<jats:italic>β</jats:italic> = 0·52 kg (95 % CI 0·03, 1·00)) was associated with higher weight retention at 6 months. Increased SSB intake frequency in the third trimester (OR: 1·37; 95 % CI 1·10, 1·75) and 1-month postpartum (OR: 1·17; 95 % CI 0·92, 1·52) resulted in higher odds of substantial PPWR.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980020005169_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusions:</jats:title><jats:p>SSB consumption during the perinatal period is associated with higher weight retention at 6-month postpartum. 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