Open AccessAssociation between duration of breastfeeding and drug therapy
Author(s) -
Roberto Gomes Chaves,
Joel Alves Lamounier,
Cibele Comini César
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(11)60032-7
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , lactation , duration (music) , longitudinal study , cohort study , cohort , obstetrics , pediatrics , pregnancy , art , genetics , literature , pathology , biology
Objective: To evaluate the existence of an association between the use of medication by nursing\udwomen and duration of breastfeeding in Itaúna, MG, Brazil. Methods: Longitudinal cohort study\udwas carried out with 12-month follow-up, including 246 women admitted in the only Maternity\udHospital of the city of Itaúna, MG, Brazil. The effect of medications on duration of breastfeeding\udwas analyzed with the Cox regression model, with time-dependent covariables. Drugs were\udclassified for safety during breastfeeding according to criteria established by the American\udAcademy of Pediatrics (2001) and Hale (2004). Results: Ninety-eight percent of nursing women\udused medications after hospital discharge. The duration of breastfeeding was longer for mothers\udwho did not use medications or who used drugs considering safety during lactation (P<0.05).\udConclusions: Health professionals should prescribe medications with well established safety\udfor both infants and for the lactation process, so that maternal medication is compatible with\udbreastfeeding