Influence of breastfeeding and nipple stimulation on postpartum uterine activity

Chua, S.; Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam; Lim, Ivor J.; Selamat, N.; Ratnam, S. S.

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1994.tb11950.x

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“…In addition to the contraceptive effect of breastfeeding itself, this is likely to be the reason for the low contraceptive use among breastfeeding women. Interestingly, drugs against postpartum haemorrhages are less frequently used by breastfeeding women, a finding in line with the phenomenon that breastfeeding increases the levels of oxytocine, resulting in less postpartum bleeding (Chua et al, 1994). However, cautiousness with ergot alkaloids in the treatment of postpartum bleeding in women planning to breastfeed might also have played a role.…”

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Drug use during breastfeeding. A survey from the Netherlands

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Objective: To survey drug use by breastfeeding women, and to compare this with nonbreastfeeding women. In addition, we were interested whether drug use was of influence on the decision to give breastfeeding, and the other way around. Design and setting: During a 6-week period in 2002, a questionnaire was handed out to all women with a child not older than 6 months, who visited a Well-Baby Clinic in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, eventually resulting in 549 returned questionnaires (response 43%). Results: In all, 82.1% of the participants breastfed their baby at least at any time during the first 6 months after birth. More than half (65.9%) of all breastfeeding women had used drugs; however, they used drugs less frequently than nonbreastfeeding women (79.6%). The pattern of drug use differed: oral contraceptives, iron preparations, drugs for peptic ulcer, and several psychotropic drugs were more frequently used by nonbreastfeeding women, while vitamins were more frequently used by breastfeeding women. Drugs play an important role in women's decision to start or continue breastfeeding: women frequently hesitated to use drugs during breastfeeding, stopped either breastfeeding or drug use to avoid combining the two, took a measure to minimise exposure to the child, did not use any drug because of breastfeeding, or did not breastfeed because of drug use. Conclusions: Drugs are frequently though reluctantly used during breastfeeding, and play an important role in the decision to start and stop breastfeeding. Information how to deal with drugs seems therefore indispensable in efforts to promote breastfeeding.

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“…Postpartum haemorrhage is a common cause of maternal morbidity and mortality (Geller et al, 2006;Khan et al, 2006) and it is affected by infant feeding practices. Stimulation of the nipple, such as through breastfeeding, results in the release of the hormone oxytocin, which stimulates the contraction of the uterus (Chua et al, 1994). These uterine contractions assist in preventing excessive haemorrhage (Sobhy and Mohame, 2004;Geller et al, 2006) and delaying or abstaining from breastfeeding increases maternal morbidity (Marchant et al, 2006) and it is thought, mortality, due to postpartum haemorrhage.…”

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Supporting breastfeeding in emergencies: protecting women's reproductive rights and maternal and infant health

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“…81,82 Maternal Health Benefits Important health benefits of breastfeeding and lactation are also described for mothers. 83 The benefits include decreased postpartum bleeding and more rapid uterine involution attributable to increased concentrations of oxytocin, 84 decreased menstrual blood loss and increased child spacing attributable to lactational amenorrhea, 85 earlier return to prepregnancy weight, 86 decreased risk of breast cancer, [87][88][89][90][91][92] decreased risk of ovarian cancer, 93 and possibly decreased risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis in the postmenopausal period. [94][95][96] …”

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Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk

2005

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ABSTRACT. Considerable advances have occurred in recent years in the scientific knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding, the mechanisms underlying these benefits, and in the clinical management of breastfeeding. This policy statement on breastfeeding replaces the 1997 policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics and reflects this newer knowledge and the supporting publications. The benefits of breastfeeding for the infant, the mother, and the community are summarized, and recommendations to guide the pediatrician and other health care professionals in assisting mothers in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding for healthy term infants and high-risk infants are presented. The policy statement delineates various ways in which pediatricians can promote, protect, and support breastfeeding not only in their individual practices but also in the hospital, medical school, community, and nation. Pediatrics 2005;115:496-506; breast, breastfeeding, breast milk, human milk, lactation.ABBREVIATIONS. AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; CMV, cytomegalovirus; G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. INTRODUCTIONE xtensive research using improved epidemiologic methods and modern laboratory techniques documents diverse and compelling advantages for infants, mothers, families, and society from breastfeeding and use of human milk for infant feeding. 1 These advantages include health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychologic, social, economic, and environmental benefits. In 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published the policy statement Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. 2 Since then, significant advances in science and clinical medicine have occurred. This revision cites substantial new research on the importance of breastfeeding and sets forth principles to guide pediatricians and other health care professionals in assisting women and children in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding. The ways pediatricians can protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in their individual practices, hospitals, medical schools, and communities are delineated, and the central role of the pediatrician in coordinating breastfeeding management and providing a medical home for the child is emphasized. 3 THE NEED Child Health BenefitsHuman milk is species-specific, and all substitute feeding preparations differ markedly from it, making human milk uniquely superior for infant feeding. 12 Exclusive breastfeeding is the reference or normative model against which all alternative feeding methods must be measured with regard to growth, health, development, and all other short-and long-term outcomes. In addition, human milk-fed premature infants receive significant benefits with respect to host protection and improved developmental outcomes compared with formula-fed premature infants. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] From studies in preterm and term infants, the following outcomes have been documented. Infectious Dise...

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Influence of breastfeeding and nipple stimulation on postpartum uterine activity

Cited by 110 publications

References 3 publications

Drug use during breastfeeding. A survey from the Netherlands

Drug use during breastfeeding. A survey from the Netherlands

Supporting breastfeeding in emergencies: protecting women's reproductive rights and maternal and infant health

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk

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