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Pain relief when breastfeeding
It is not acceptable to leave any mother in pain because she is breastfeeding nor to suggest that she could have more effective pain relief if she stopped breastfeeding. I’m often asked about the safety of opioids during breastfeeding so this is a really interesting study Despite opioids being used first line in emergency settings […]
Hypertension (raised blood pressure) and Breastfeeding
Many mothers experience raised blood pressure it seems. Is this due to our busy lifestyles, more mums giving birth at an older age? Who knows but it causes a lot of confusion. The drug normally initiated if a mother has symptoms of pre-eclampsia is labetolol. It is usually continued after delivery until the BP has […]
Anaesthesia and breastfeeding
I had the pleasure of working with a small team of anaesthetists for some time to develop guidelines so that breastfeeding mothers can have surgery, pain relief etc and continue to breastfeed as normal. The guideline also recommends support for the mother in terms of pumps, information and her baby nearby – not necessarily in […]
GP Presentation
Sharing a presentation which was given to GPs in the south west. Hopefully it is useful for professionals wanting to know more about prescribing for breastfeeding mothers
Monkeypox and breastfeeding
I sincerely hope this information is never needed but as of 6 june 2022 this is the recommendation on pregnancy and breastfeeding when a mother is suspected/proven to have monkeypox. This data is taken from the paper as below RCOG 6 June 2022 New paper provides best practice for managing monkeypox in pregnancy (and breastfeeding) […]
Breastfeeding for Professionals – CPD
Back long ago before books and training material, let alone the website, I wrote a training pack for professionals with support from Roberta Roulstone from Peterborough Hospital. She inspired me to share my knowledge and changed my life. Another person who helped with the IT was Sarah Saunby a very great friend who I miss […]
The substance exposed infant
This is an adapted version of a training powerpoint I gave some time ago. I plan to record it over the next few weeks and will upload it to my You Tube channel. But hope it helpsin the meantime. Happy to answer any questions wendy@breastfeeding-and-medication.co.uk Breastfeeding and the substance exposed infant
Providing effective, evidence based support for breastfeeding women in primary care
I was only involved in preparing one table of this article but it deserves to be widely shared as an excellent model of support for breastfeeding by all in primary care – doctors, nurses and pharmacists BMJ article providing effective, evidence based support for breastfeeding women in primary care https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj-2021-065927.full
Identifying the cause of breast and nipple pain during lactation
so proud and delighted to have worked with Lisa, Carmella and Jane over the past year to have this published in the BMJ today. To find out different practices across the world has been fascinating but I so hope this informs clinical practice Identifying the cause of breast and nipple pain during lactation
Perinatal mental health and Breastfeeding
I have recorded the presentation which I have frequently given about perinatal mental health and breastfeeding. It should be used after listening to ” How drugs get into milk” How do drugs get into breastmilk? as it contains the pharmacokinetic data of drugs prescribed for perinatal mental health including SSRIs, anti anxiety medication and anti […]