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>In a message dated 1/6/2006 5:12:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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>as giving an addicted baby breastmilk helps
>avoid painful and distressing withdrawal symptoms.
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>There is not enough of ANY addictive substance in human milk to prevent
>withdrawal. It is also unlikely that there is enough of any drug
>in the milk to
>ameliorate the withdrawal symptoms. What does help is the act of
>breastfeeding and the skin-toskin c ontact with the mother.
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>Nancy
>Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Nanc, my info comes from a presentation given by the director of
Glasgow Womens Reproductive Health service, consultant obstetrician
Dr Mary Hepburn, whose clientele includes many drug using women. The
work in their unit encourages breastfeeding, because (says Dr Mary)
withdrawal sypmtoms are indeed lessened (and I was careful not to say
'prevented' in my post), as well as (of course) giving a boost to
mothering skills and supporting the mother-baby relationship.
I found a mention of this on the web:
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/breastfeed/netnews5.htm
Whatever.....there appears to be certainly no clinical reason to
prevent drug abusing mothers from breastfeeding; has anyone any right
at all, protocol or no protocol, to 'instruct' mothers not to
breastfeed???
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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