What if a mother is taking medication for a condition, can she still breastfeed or should I recommend that she stop breastfeeding or pump and dump?
Advising a breastfeeding mother on the compatibility of her medications and breastfeeding can often be a source of confusion. Clinicians must consider several factors: the benefit the medication will give to the mother; the risk of discontinuation of breastfeeding, even temporarily, to the baby; the risk of the medication to the baby and the risk of the medication to the maternal milk supply. The most accurate sources of information to aid clinicians about medications in breastfeeding mothers are: • The National Library of Medicine’s Drugs and Lactation Database, LactMed, a searchable database of drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed • Dr. Thomas Hale’s “Medications and Mother’s Milk” and his Web site forums • Breastfeeding and Human Lactation Study Center at the University of Rochester Medical School Warm-Line for Health Professionals at (585) 275-0088. (This phone number is for the use of health professionals ONLY.) Read the article, Medications and
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