QUESTION: I recently delivered a healthy, full-term baby and am now breastfeeding
exclusively. I abstained from drinking alcohol during my entire pregnancy and am wondering …

Alcohol is an unusually small molecule compared with typical therapeutic drugs. Its
molecular weight (MW) is 46 Da. Compare that to other commonly used small drug …

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 …

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 …

Objective: To create a nomogram that will guide lactating women who drink socially on how
to avoid neonatal exposure to ethanol through breast milk. Design: Pharmacokinetic …

Aim: This study investigated the relationships between alcohol consumption and
breastfeeding initiation and duration. Methods: Design and Setting: A 12‐month longitudinal …

Moderate alcohol use by breastfeeding women appears to be relatively common. Alcohol
concentrates in breast milk at levels slightly higher than in maternal blood, peaking at 30-60 …

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

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 …