“Is It Safe?” — The Many Unanswered Questions about Medications and Breast-Feeding

More than half of new mothers take one or more medications in the months after delivery. But health care providers often lack the evidence they need to counsel breast-feeding women on medications’ potential effects on lactation, on mothers, or on their babies.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 380; no. 14; pp. 1296 - 1297
Main Authors Byrne, John J, Spong, Catherine Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 04.04.2019
Subjects
Breastfeeding & lactation
Clinical trials
Diabetes
Dietary supplements
Drug dosages
FDA approval
Feeding
Lactation
Maternal & child health
Medical research
Physiology
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Prescription drugs
Task forces
Womens health
United States > US
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Summary:More than half of new mothers take one or more medications in the months after delivery. But health care providers often lack the evidence they need to counsel breast-feeding women on medications’ potential effects on lactation, on mothers, or on their babies.
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ISSN:0028-4793
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DOI:10.1056/NEJMp1817420