Principles for maintaining or increasing breast milk production

JC Kent, DK Prime, CP Garbin - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Breastfeeding rates in many developed countries remain low, and maternal perception of
insufficient milk production is a major contributing factor. Mothers with a perception of …

Systematic review of the efficacy of herbal galactogogues

M Mortel, SD Mehta - Journal of Human Lactation, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Exclusive breastfeeding has been linked to many positive health outcomes, yet its
widespread adoption as the primary mode of providing nutrition to infants remains …

The transfer of drugs and therapeutics into human breast milk: an update on selected topics

HC Sachs, Committee on Drugs, DAC Frattarelli… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
Many mothers are inappropriately advised to discontinue breastfeeding or avoid taking
essential medications because of fears of adverse effects on their infants. This cautious …

A review of herbal and pharmaceutical galactagogues for breast-feeding

AN Bazzano, R Hofer, S Thibeau, V Gillispie… - Ochsner …, 2016 - ochsnerjournal.org
Background: Therapeutic approaches to addressing insufficient lactation are available but
remain poorly understood. Current trends in maternal health, such as increasing rates of …

Oral galactagogues (natural therapies or drugs) for increasing breast milk production in mothers of non‐hospitalised term infants

SC Foong, ML Tan, WC Foong… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Many women express concern about their ability to produce enough milk, and
insufficient milk is frequently cited as the reason for supplementation and early termination of …

[HTML][HTML] Does insulin explain the relation between maternal obesity and poor lactation outcomes? An overview of the literature

LA Nommsen-Rivers - Advances in nutrition, 2016 - Elsevier
It is well established that obese women are at increased risk of delayed lactogenesis and
short breastfeeding duration, but the underlying causal contributors remain unclear. This …

ABM Clinical Protocol# 10: Breastfeeding the late preterm (34–36 6/7 weeks of gestation) and early term infants (37–38 6/7 weeks of gestation), second revision 2016

EG Boies, YE Vaucher… - Breastfeeding …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success …

Enabling breastfeeding to support lifelong health for mother and child

AF Louis-Jacques, AM Stuebe - Obstetrics and Gynecology …, 2020 - obgyn.theclinics.com
Breastfeeding is associated with improved health outcomes for mothers and children. 1–5
Short-term benefits for mothers include a decreased risk of postpartum hemorrhage 6 and …

Use of herbals as galactagogues

A Zapantis, JG Steinberg… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
With a substantial number of women using herbal products to augment their milk production,
this article will review available literature illustrating efficacy and adverse effects of using …

[HTML][HTML] The use, perceived effectiveness and safety of herbal galactagogues during breastfeeding: a qualitative study

TF Sim, HL Hattingh, J Sherriff, LBG Tee - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding as the normal infant feeding
method and that infants being breastfed should be regarded as the control group or norm …