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Breastfeeding and medications is the description of the medications that can be used by a breastfeeding mother, and the balance between maternal health and the safety of the breastfeeding infant. [1] [2] Medications, when administered to breastfeeding mothers, almost always are transferred to breast milk, albeit usually in small quantities. [3]
Contraindications to breastfeeding are those conditions that could compromise the health of the infant if breast milk from their mother is consumed. Examples include galactosemia, untreated HIV, untreated active tuberculosis, Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 or II, uses illicit drugs, or mothers undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment. [1][2]
Video summary of article with script. Breastfeeding, variously known as chestfeeding or nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child. [ 1 ] Breast milk may be from the breast, or may be pumped and fed to the infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that breastfeeding begin within the first hour of a baby's birth and ...
Breastfeeding is safe for women who have been treated for breast cancer, two large studies have shown for the first time. Even cancer survivors at higher genetic risk do not face an increased risk ...
Tranexamic acid appears to be safe for use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. [2] [10] Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic medication. [11] Tranexamic acid was first made in 1962 by Japanese researchers Shosuke and Utako Okamoto. [12] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [13]
Gentamicin is a type of aminoglycoside [4] and works by disrupting the ability of the bacteria to make proteins, which typically kills the bacteria. [4] Gentamicin is naturally produced by the bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, [8][4] was patented in 1962, approved for medical use in 1964. [9]
The medication is poorly absorbed. [12] The effect it may have on the baby is still unknown. [13]There is limited data regarding the safety of taking paromomycin while breastfeeding but because the drug is poorly absorbed minimal amounts of drug will be secreted in breastmilk.
Mefloquine. Mefloquine, sold under the brand name Lariam among others, is a medication used to prevent or treat malaria. [4] When used for prevention it is typically started before potential exposure and continued for several weeks after potential exposure. [4] It can be used to treat mild or moderate malaria but is not recommended for severe ...