Prescribing medication for breastfeeding women can be complex, and often there are no studies to show whether drugs are safe for lactating women. Yet mothers often need medication: whether short term use of painkillers, mental health drugs, or drugs to treat chronic conditions

Wendy Jones gives mothers and those treating them the information they need to make decisions about medication, while allaying fears that many have about adverse effects on babies of drugs passing through breastmilk as well as explaining the cautions on patient information leaflets in all medication boxes. Why Mothers’ Medication Matters is a practical, reassuring book that aims to put
mothers and babies at the heart of their own care.

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Why Mothers' Medication Matters addresses common misunderstandings that surround the use of medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Offering evidence-based, expert and helpful advice, this is essential reading for mothers and healthcare providers.

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781780665856
Publisert
2017-06-08
Utgiver
Montag & Martin Limited
Vekt
132 gr
Høyde
172 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
170

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Wendy Jones BSc, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS was a community prescriber for 35 years and now runs the Breastfeeding Network's Drugs in Breastmilk helpline, answering calls from mothers and producing fact sheets to help them access the care they need. She lectures and provides training to breastfeeding support organisations across the UK.