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Re: breastfeeding on MgSO4 From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu) Fri Mar 23 12:17:17 2001 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Dean Huffman: "Re: Of Interest And Importance To Obstetricians ... --" Previous message: Joanne Bulley: "Re: A new poll!" In reply to: elizabeth bary: "breastfeeding on MgSO4" Next in thread: ainsron@msn.com: "Re: breastfeeding on MgSO4" >From Medications and Mother's Milk by Thomas Hale, Eighth Edition 1999: Mag sulfate is approved for use in breastfeeding mothers by the American Acadamy of Pediatricians. References a study by Cruikshank DP et al in Am J Ob Gyn 143:685-688 (1982) which basically proves that mag levels in breastfed babies of moms on mag not that much higher than mag levels of breastfed babies of moms not on mag. Keep in mind that mag is very poorly absorbed P.O. even if tons of it get into the milk, which it doesn't (Milk/Plasma ratio is 1.9/1). Moms on mag freely breastfeed in our hospital also and usually don't have any trouble holding onto the baby. -- Anna Meenan, MD PS. Thomas Hale's book should be on the reference shelf in EVERY hospital nursery. I rely on it heavily. At Thu, 22 Mar 2001, elizabeth bary wrote: > >Thanks to everyone who responded to my earlier inquiry about the support for >homebirths, seems the MD's were right about that one, can't do it due to >liability. > New dilemma: Anyone know of resources supporting breastfeeding while mom >is on MgSO4 therapy. Our pediatricians refuse to allow it, some require a >24 hour waiting period after discontinuation, however one of my docs says he >was taught in residency that that practice has no foundation in fact. Can't >find references to present to Peds, anyone? >Beth Bary CNM >Jeffersonville, IN Next message: Dean Huffman: "Re: Of Interest And Importance To Obstetricians ... --" Previous message: Joanne Bulley: "Re: A new poll!" In reply to: elizabeth bary: "breastfeeding on MgSO4" Next in thread: ainsron@msn.com: "Re: breastfeeding on MgSO4"

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