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I just looked at "A Review of the Medical Benefits and Contradictions to
Breastfeeding in the United States" by Ruth Lawrence. It is a wonderful
pamphlet published under the auspices of the US Dept of Health and Human
Services. It is either free or very low cost and something everyone
should have. (Info probably applies well to all industrialized nations)
Information is presented succinctly and clearly.
On page 31 there is a chart:
Summary of Medical Contraindications to Breastfeeding in the United
States. (This is not all of it - I left off some conditions and the
whole class of environmental contaminants)
Problem OK to Bf in US Conditions
Acute infections diseases Yes
HIV No
Active TB Yes After 2 weeks of treatment
Hep. A,B,C, Yes
Venereal warts Yes
Herpes viruses:
cytomegalovirus Yes
herpes simplex Yes Except if lesion on breast
varicella-zoster Yes When past infectious stage
Epstein-Barr Yes
Toxoplasmosis Yes
Mastitis Yes
Lyme disease Yes Once treatment starts
HTLV-1 No
Medication/Prescription drugs
Antimetabolites No
Radiopharmaceuticals
diagnostic Yes After compound clears plasma
therapeutic No
Drugs of abuse No Except cigarettes, alcohol
Other medications Yes Drug-by-drug assesment
If the chart doesn't come through properly - strep is certainly not on
this list as a contraindication. Penicillin is also generally considered
safe, although not specifically mentioned here.
Sarah Friend Barnett LLLL, IBCLC
Bronx (New York City), NY - [log in to unmask]
" You are not obliged to finish the task,
neither are you free to neglect it." R. Tarfon
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