I have just been contacted by a mom who was referred by her midwife. The
baby is 2 mos of age and healthy; the mother has cervical dysplasia, and
the question is the suggested treatment. Mom has gone through this
before but wants to know if her previous regimen (prescribed by
naturopath) is safe for baby. It includes: 150,000 IU of beta carotene
(A), 10 mg folic acid, 400ug selenium and 6 gms Vit C, and is to be
taken for about 6-8 wks.  I have looked at Hale's book (2002), and he
suggested that doses over 5000-10000 are not safe, period. The Nursing
Mother's Herbal (Humphrey) states that megadoses of Vitamin A can
potentially enter the milk in toxic amounts. Tom's latest post to
lactnet on the subject said that no one knows for sure how much will
transfer, but the potential for problems is pretty high.

Is there any more recent information on this topic?  I am alarmed by
what I've read and am wondering why naturopaths would recommend what
appears to be dangerously high levels.

~Lisa Marasco

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