º	Safety of Commonly Used Drugs in Nursing Mothers Although many medications are safe to use while breastfeeding, most drugs will get into breast milk to some degree and may even affect milk supply. To be safe, check with your child's doctor before taking any kind of medication, even over-the-counter drugs. The information in our chart was compiled by Philip Anderson, a pharmacist and the editor of LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's drugs and lactation database. The chart has been newly updated and is current as of March 2010.
	º	Breastfeeding Success Begins in the Hospital: Five Hospital Practices that Extend Your Duration of Breastfeeding Your hospital experience -- brief as it may be -- can have a powerful impact on your long-term breastfeeding success. Marianne Neifert, M.D. shares the "Can Do 5!" along with additional hospital practices that promote successful breastfeeding.
	º	Breastfeeding Linked to Better Health for Mothers, Study Finds - From National Partnership for Women & Families, April 2009

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