Medication and Lactation

Presenter: Wendy Jones

Sadly, many mothers are told that they cannot breastfeed when taking medication and/ or ongoing procedures. This is rarely based on evidence-based information or an understanding of how drugs pass into milk and the value of term breastfeeding. In this presentation Wendy will explore the way to use specialist sources of information, illustrated by situations commonly encountered by lactating parents.

After this presentation participants will be able to: 

• Understand some of the factors which control the passage of drugs into breastmilk.
• Use a polarity map to empower decision making by professionals and parents
• To understand the implications for mothers of being told to stop breastfeeding

A 65 minute video presentation followed by a short multiple choice quiz.
IBCLE Content outline:

• II Physiology and Endocrinology
• III Pathology
• IV Pharmacology and Toxicology
• VII Clinical Skills