OBJECTIVE: Many motivated new mothers fail to reach public health goals for
breastfeeding, highlighting the need to identify risk factors. Because having a family history …

Background: Contrary to the popular lore that encourages women to drink alcohol as an aid
to lactation, we previously showed that alcohol consumption disrupted lactational …

Abstract Introduction and Aims There is limited research regarding the effects of alcohol
consumption by breastfeeding mothers on infant development. This study examined the …

Objective Determine any effects that maternal alcohol consumption during the breastfeeding
period has on child outcomes. Methods Population-based samples of children with fetal …

Despite the lack of scientific evidence to support the claim that alcohol is a galactagogue,
lactating women have been advised to drink alcohol as an aid to lactation for centuries. To …

Previous research demonstrated that breast‐feeding infants consumed significantly less milk
during the immediate hours after their mothers consumed an acute dose of alcohol when …

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of alcohol consumption among breastfeeding and
non-breastfeeding women at 3 months postpartum. Methods: We analyzed the most recent …

More than half of women of childbearing age drink regularly (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention [CDC], 2009). Pregnant women are told that there is no known safe level for …

While the harmful effects of alcohol during pregnancy are well‐established, the
consequences of alcohol intake during lactation have been far less examined. We reviewed …

What are the effects of alcohol consumed by breastfeeding women on their nursing infants?
The woman's weight, whether she is amenorrheic during lactation, and the age of her baby …