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THE FAILURE OF PYRIDOXINE IN SUPPRESSION OF PUERPERAL LACTATION
Author(s) -
Macdonald H. N.,
Collins Y. D.,
Tobin M. J. W.,
Wijayaratne D. N.
Publication year - 1976
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.1471-0528.1976.tb00730.x
Subject(s) - lactation , pyridoxine , placebo , medicine , endocrinology , pregnancy , biology , alternative medicine , genetics , pathology
Summary The benefits of pyridoxine in the suppression of lactation were assessed in a double blind controlled trial on 175 puerperal women. No significant differences were demonstrated between pyridoxine and the placebo whether assessed by subjective discomfort or by the persistence of lactation.