TY - JOUR T1 - Advising Mothers on the Use of Medications during Breastfeeding: A Need for a Positive Attitude. JF - J Hum Lact Y1 - 2015 A1 - Davanzo, Riccardo A1 - Bua, Jenny A1 - De Cunto, Angela A1 - Farina, Maria Luisa A1 - De Ponti, Fabrizio A1 - Clavenna, Antonio A1 - Mandrella, Stefania A1 - Sagone, Antonella A1 - Clementi, Maurizio AB -

The use of medications by the nursing mother is a common reason for interrupting breastfeeding. Few drugs have been demonstrated to be absolutely contraindicated during breastfeeding. Excessive caution may lead health professionals to unnecessarily advise to interrupt breastfeeding, without assessing the latest evidence or considering the risk-benefit ratio of taking a medication versus terminating breastfeeding. To foster an appropriate approach toward the use of medications in breastfeeding women, the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine created the following policy statement.

U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26173811?dopt=Abstract ER -