I was asked the reason why a recommendation was made that all women
in childbearing years should avoid giving blood.  I never heard the
reason, but I assumed it was to keep mom's counts as normal as
possible.  Maybe it was the "you never know if you might be in the
first weeks of a pregnancy" concern.  Anyway, I passed it on for
whatever it's worth.  Personally, I would think that if mom is
healthy and sufficiently recovered from childbirth it wouldn't do
any harm, but that was one opinion.  Glad to see others concur.
Winnie Mading RNC, IBCLC

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