Breast-feeding is the preferred form of infant nutrition. The vast majority of medications are
safe for lactating mothers and their children, and insufficient information on drugs and …

Breast-feeding is an essential physiologic process that provides ideal nutrition to the infant
as well as protection against disease. All drugs are excreted into breast milk and are …

The book discusses the mechanisms of drug transfer into human milk, summarizes current
knowledge of infant dose and safety for major drug groups, and provides a set of tools for …

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 …

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 …

Most drugs appear in breast milk in very small and safe amounts. The obstetric care provider
evaluates drug transfer most commonly in the peripartum period, postpartum hospitalization; …

OBJECTIVES Based on the content of the article, you will be able to: 1. Describe the
physiology of lactation. 2. List factors that influence breast milk production. 3. List selected …

3. Describe the effects of various medications on the production of milk. 4. Characterize drug
pharmacokinetics that can be used to reduce transfer of medications to milk and reduce the …

The article reports that several organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics,
World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend …

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 …