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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]
Pregnancy category. The pregnancy category of a medication is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites in breast milk.
Lamotrigine is expressed in breast milk; the manufacturer recommends carefully weighing the benefits and risks of taking lamotrigine while breastfeeding. [61] However, some studies suggest that lamotrigine is safe to use while breastfeeding. [62] A frequently updated review of scientific literature rates lamotrigine as L3: moderately safe. [63]
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 ...
The use of other medications in this class appear to be safe while breastfeeding; however, the safety of levofloxacin is unclear. [5] Levofloxacin was patented in 1985 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1996. [6] [9] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [10] It is available as a generic ...
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 ...
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