In the postpartum period, many women experience conditions which require treatment with
medicines, such as analgesics or antibiotics. However, pharmaceutical companies remain …

Physicians and other health care providers often face uncertainty in diagnosis and
management of patients and must rely on the scientific literature in addition to their own …

Breast-feeding is considered the gold standard for infant nutrition. In spite of statements
about the safe use of drugs in lactation by the American Academy of Pediatrics, medical …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and factors associated with not meeting desired
breastfeeding duration. METHODS: Data were analyzed from 1177 mothers aged≥ 18 …

Pediatricians are the first providers to care for babies after hospital discharge and are likely
the first doctors that mothers see after childbirth. These early visits create opportunities for …

Background. Recent national statistics indicate that, despite increases in the proportion of
mothers who initiate breastfeeding, the proportion that continue to breastfeed their infants …

Background: Breastfeeding is a major public health issue in terms of its benefits to both
mothers and infants. Despite recommendations, breastfeeding initiation and duration are …

Section 1 describes the benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and infant as well as the
potential risks to the infant from maternal drug use. The extent of adverse drug-related …

Background Breastfeeding is the ideal method of infant nutrition. However, if mothers need
medications such as the central nervous system (CNS) acting drugs, infant safety concerns …