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…
Breastfeeding… 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…
Breastfeeding… 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,…
Breastfeeding… Perinatal Varicella and breastfeeding 27 Feb 202227 Feb 2022 A maternal varicella infection in the last 4 weeks of a woman’s pregnancy poses a high risk of varicella infection of the new born. If there are no other risks…
Breastfeeding… 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…
Breastfeeding… 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…
Breastfeeding… 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…
Breastfeeding… 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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