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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Invaluable resource, especially for pediatic and obstetric care.,
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This review is from: Medications and Mothers' Milk (Paperback)
As a pediatrician, I find that this book and the Red Book are the two that I refer to more than any other. Dr. Hale's thorough research and well-organized presentation make this a very easy to use resource. I get many questions from mothers who had medications prescribed by another practitioner about whether the prescribed medication can safely be taken while breastfeeding. I've also had calls from mothers saying that their provider is nervous about prescribing a medication without knowing whether it is safe. Unfortunately, many pharmaceutical companies simply recommend that their medications not be used during breastfeeding due to the time and money needed to do appropriate studies, the potential risk should an adverse effect be uncovered, and the limited market potential involved in clearing a drug for breastfeeding. Dr. Hale's book lets me quickly review the literature, and give recommendations based on the best evidence available. My experience has been that many of the drugs about which I have gotten questions appear to be safe during pregnancy, allowing me to reassure breastfeeding mothers, treat their own conditions, and continue to breastfeed. This book is a tremendous boon to anyone who wants to promote children's health by promoting breastfeeding, and I would recommend it without reservation.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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What every nursing and pregnant mother should own,
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This review is from: Medications and Mothers' Milk (Paperback)
This is an invaluable resource for nursing AND pregnant women. It gives great information from every day drugs like Ibuprophen to every strange drug out there. It explains tests that were done on nursing women and what the half life of the drug is. It gives recommendations on how long to nurse your baby after taking the drug and what level of medication your baby receives. It also give a rating for pregnancy. This is an easy to understand and must-have resource!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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fantastic resource,
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This review is from: Medications and Mothers' Milk (Paperback)
As a pharmacist, this is absolutely the first book I turn to for any question about medication and breastfeeding. It's very readable, and has both the quick, "bottom-line" recommendation and an explanation of the quality and quantity of research that led to that conclusion. I recommend it to anyone in the medical field who might encounter a breastfeeding patient as well as any woman who is currently breastfeeding or plans to in the near future. The author's website ([...]) is also useful.
If the answers you're looking for aren't here, or if you're looking for detailed recommendations about medications in pregnancy, try your local teratology information service (www.otispregnancy.org). Most of them accept calls from both the public and health care professionals, many of them handle both lactation and pregnancy questions, and it's free to call and get information. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but I've found them a very useful resource that doesn't seem to be very well publicized.
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