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Jennie Elmaleh <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 12 Jun 1999 06:23:55 -0400
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Dear Staci,
First of all good luck in your accrediation and work  as a La Leche League
Leader!
You asked about cigarette smoking and it's effect on breastfeeding. There
are numerous sources for information about this. One is the La Leche League
International Breastfeeding Answer Book. On page 512, it clearly explains
how smoking lowers prolactin levels in nursing mothers, how it can
interfere with the milk ejection reflex,etc. It is suggested that if a
mother decides not to quit smoking, that she at least try to smoke
immediately after breastfeeding, so that by the next feed the level of
nicotine in her milk will be as low as possible. I won't quote the whole
thing here- I suggest that you look it up in the book - if you don't have
one yet you can ask another LLLleader for it. Other sources would be
"Breastfeeding and Human Lactation" by Jan Riordan and Kathleen G Auerbach
( in the 1993 edition pp 368-369 and p 87) and in Ruth Lawrence's
"Breastfeeding for the Medical Profession (1989 edition pp 408-409 and
296).  Good luck and happy helping!
Sincerely, Jennie Elmaleh
Area Professional Liaison (APL)
La Leche League Israel

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