Maternal infection and breastfeeding
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-9408.2019.07.002
- VernacularTitle:母亲感染和母乳喂养
- Author:
Chenyu XU
1
;
Tingmei CHEN
;
Yihua ZHOU
Author Information
1. 江苏省镇江市妇幼保健院产科 212001
- Keywords:
Mothers;
Communicable diseases;
Breast feeding
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
2019;22(7):436-440
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Breast milk is the best food for infants. However, worrying about the transmission of pathogens to their offspring, mothers who have ongoing infections are usually hesitated on breastfeeding, or even unwillingly give up breastfeeding. This article summarized some basic knowledge and evidence on breastfeeding when maternal infections occur and emphasized that there is no risk of hepatitis virus transmission during breastfeeding. After taking appropriate measures, mothers with transmittable diseases through breastfeeding can still breastfeed their babies. This review provides reasonable medical advice on whether to breastfeed when maternal infection occurs in order to increase breastfeeding rate.
