Antibiotic usage is fairly common among breastfeeding mothers and there is potential for transfer to infants through breast milk. While most medicines taken by lactating women cause no harm to their babies, at times it can result in serious consequences. This article reviews the principles governing transfer of maternal antibiotics to breast milk, its clinical significance, and ways to minimise...

This perspective article describes a pragmatic methodology to improve mother and child health through reduced evening eating and increased evening exercise during gestation and lactation. Evening avoidance of large meals complemented by evening exercise, when insulin efficiency decreases helps pregnant and lactating mothers better cope with the changing endocrinology.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the exclusive breastfeeding practices among lactating mothers in rural field practice areas a Government Medical College Anantnag. Methods: It community-based cross-sectional conducted area, Department Community Medicine GMC Anantnag, for 6 months from May 2021 October 2021. A total 120 were interviewed who had delivered 1 year back. particip...

Context The effects of maternal inorganic iodine therapy on infant thyroid function are not well known. Objective This study investigated the effects on infant thyroid function of maternal inorganic iodine therapy when administered to lactating mothers with Graves disease. Design and Setting This study was a prospective case series performed at the Tajiri Thyroid Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan. ...

asparagus racemosus willd. has repeatedly been mentioned as a galactogogue in ayurvedic literature and has been confirmed through animal experiments as well. this randomized double-blind clinical trial evaluates its galactogogue effect in 60 lactating mothers by measurement of changes in their prolactin hormone level during the study. several secondary parameters namely mothers’ weight, babies’...

Background: Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infants. It has a nearly perfect mix of vitamins, protein, and fat. Breastfeeding has many health benefits for both the mother and infant. Breast milk contains all the nutrients an infant needs in the first six months of life. The present study aimed to measure aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) levels in breast milk and identify nutritional and socio-d...

background: this study aims to investigate the concentrations of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in the human milk, and to assess the effect of jujube fruit consumption by lactating mothers in reducing the concentration of these heavy metals in their milk.materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2014 among forty postpartum mothers in isfahan,the second largest and pol...