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 …

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

Background: Current advice to women in Ireland is to abstain from alcohol when pregnant or
breastfeeding. This study aims to establish whether women embrace this advice when …

Background: Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause many birth defects and
developmental disabilities. There is considerable information available for pregnant women …

Background. The amount of alcohol ingested by a breast-fed infant is only a small fraction of
that consumed by its mother, but even this small amount may have an effect on the infant …

All mammals produce milk to nourish their young. Milk production (ie, lactation), which
occurs in the mammary glands, is regulated by several hormones, most prominently …

The aim of the present paper is to critically review the current literature on the effect of
alcohol intake during lactation on the hormonal control of lactogenesis; breast milk and …

One prepandemic study found that 36% of nursing mothers in the United States drank
alcohol at 3 months postpartum, although this was a lower percentage than the 40% of …

In 2009 the first national and international guideline providing direction for breastfeeding
women on drinking alcohol was included in the National Health and Medical Research …

Background In the 2009 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking, a guideline specific to lactating …