The paper by de Morais et al. in this journal shows that being born by cesarean section and
being born preterm are risk factors for optimal infant feeding; since both factors are …

The post-partum period, as well as pregnancy, is associated with an increased risk of
anxiety and/or affective disorders. Postnatal depression, frequently in co-morbidity with …

Background: This study describes medication use by women up to 3 months postpartum and
evaluates the association between medication use by women who were still breastfeeding …

Background Little is known about how breastfeeding rates are affected by drugs routinely
administered in labour. Objective To examine a large obstetric data set to investigate …

Objective To evaluate the existence of an association between the use of medication by
nursing women and duration of breastfeeding in Itaúna, MG, Brazil. Methods Longitudinal …

Introduction Intrapartum opioids in labor may interfere with the early breastfeeding phase
and cause breastfeeding difficulties. This study examines the effects of intrapartum fentanyl …

To provide an updated synthesis of the current state of the evidence for the effectiveness of
breast-feeding and expressed breast milk feeding in reducing procedural pain in preterm …

Background The influence of labor epidural fentanyl on the neonate is controversial. The
purpose of this study was to determine whether epidural fentanyl has an impact on breast …

Background. This article describes the principles of drug transfer into breast milk and how
drugs may affect breast-fed infants, and provides practical advice about what should be …

Objectives: the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of initial difficulties in
breastfeeding on duration of exclusive breastfeeding. Methods: a prospective study with …