QUESTION: Many breastfeeding mothers are concerned about taking medications that might
affect their babies. Are there any guidelines on which drugs are safe? ANSWER: Only a few …

Human milk provides the infants first and best choice for protection against infectious
disease during the first year of life. Not only is it perfectly suited for the infant's …

Maternal medications pose a common concern for pediatricians in caring for the breastfed
infant. Although current literature supports the safety or the vast majority of medications …

The advantages of human milk are well known and surpass the simple nutrition facts. Not
only does it protect infants against infections such as gastroenteritis, otitis media, and upper …

Drug therapy during lactation requires recognition of several elements, including drug
properties, the status of the infant, the mother's milk production, and what is known about …

It's universally well known that breastfeeding, due to its numerous beneficial effects on child
and maternal health, is the best feeding method for infants. The use of medication by the …

Breast-feeding is the best method of feeding neonates and young infants. 1 Its popularity
has increased in recent years, 2 although in 1995 only about 60 percent of new mothers in …

Often there is a need to decide whether a mother who is breastfeeding and who needs
treatment with drugs can take the necessary medication and still continue breastfeeding …

Background. This article describes the principles of drug transfer into breast milk and how
drugs may affect breast-fed infants, and provides practical advice about what should be …

Background: The types of and extent to which medications are used by breastfeeding
women have not been thoroughly investigated in the United States. The relationship …