Dr Shacchee Baweja IBCLC – Pediatric Practice… Pearls for your Pediatric Office Practice

Breastfeeding…

Galactagogues in breastfeeding

8 May 20226 May 2022

Foods, herbs, and drugs that are believed to help boost maternal milk flow/production are called galactagogues. These are prescribed very frequently when breastfeeding is not going well, presuming that the maternal…

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Infant Feeding in HIV positive mother

6 Mar 20226 Mar 2022

Pregnant women who regularly receive Anti Retroviral Therapy(ART) before delivery are expected to have a low number of HIV copies in their blood and pose a negligible risk of transmission…

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Maternal Cytomegalovirus infection and Breastfeeding

3 Mar 20221 Mar 2022

Many a times pregnant women are found to be CMV-IgG seropositive and more than 50% of CMV-IgG positive mothers produce CMV-positive breastmilk Postnatal CMV infection with maternal infected liquids (milk,…

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Breastfeeding during pregnancy

24 Feb 202222 Feb 2022

A Mother may be still breastfeeding when she conceives again. This creates the dilemma of whether to continue breastfeed or not, as there is often a social and medical pressure…

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Maternal Medications and Breastfeeding

20 Feb 202220 Feb 2022

Drug inserts or prescribing information leaflets of most of the commonly used drugs would mention a restriction during both pregnancy and breastfeeding, despite a lack of scientific evidence to support…

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When breastfeeding is really contraindicated

17 Feb 202215 Feb 2022

Following are the only valid scenarios of Absolute contraindications of a breastfeeding Maternal Drugs Cytotoxic drugs Cyclophosphamide, MethotrexateInfant Galactosemia or Phenyl KetonuriaMother is using an illicit street drug (Substance Abuse)Maternal Ebola…

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Lingual frenulum &Tongue tie

19 Dec 202119 Dec 2021

Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a relatively common congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short and/ or tight lingual frenulum, which may restrict tongue mobility. Prevalence estimates range from 4.2% to 10.7%…

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Lactation professionals in India: COVID 2021 response

30 Apr 202130 Apr 2021

Dr SHACCHEE BAWEJA, Lactation Consultant at BLK and president of ALPI (Association of Lactation Professionals India) conducted a QnA session with BeginEd India for Healthcare professionals involved in care of…

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Infant Feeding Decisions in times of COVID Pandemic

5 Jul 20203 Jul 2020

With COVID cases on the rise in last 3 months in India, challenges are faced when a pediatrician encounters a situation where a family/mother is panicked and confused about feeding…

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Breastfeeding in the times of Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

If it was important before, it has become even more important now! Yes you guessed it right! I am talking about breastfeeding during the novel Corona virus pandemic. It is…