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ETHANOL AND ACETALDEHYDE IN THE MILK AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF LACTATING WOMEN AFTER ETHANOL ADMINISTRATION
Author(s) -
Kesäniemi Y. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00369.x
Subject(s) - acetaldehyde , ethanol , alcohol , peripheral blood , ethanol metabolism , chemistry , food science , medicine , zoology , physiology , biochemistry , biology
Summary Ethanol and acetaldehyde were measured in the milk and peripheral blood of lactating women at various intervals after drinking ethanol. The results of the present study support the earlier findings that ethanol reaches human milk in a similar concentration to that in the peripheral blood, decreasing together with the decreasing ethanol content of the blood. On the other hand, no acetaldehyde was found in the milk, even though considerable amounts were measured in the blood. The amount of ethanol that a suckling could receive during maternal ethanol metabolism is shown to be relatively low and unlikely to cause harmful effects when maternal use of alcohol is temporary.