Abstract
Breast feeding and the motherThe benefits of breastfeeding in the newborn are known and universally accepted but as the mother does not have this same level ofinformation despite being a widely researched topic in the scientific community. This review assesses publications that deal specifically onthe effects that breastfeeding has on the mother, her pharmacologic association, contraindications, and pathology. Methods: the Medlinedatabase was searched by Pubmed with the MeSH key words “mothers and breast feeding” with limits of meta-analysis publications. Ialso hand-searched relevant journals and Cochrane database. The publications were chosen because of their relationship with the issueResults: The search included articles related to physiology, drug interactions on breast feeding, hormonal regulations, contraindications,mother’s benefits and diseases of this period. Conclusion: breastfeeding produce benefits in the mother, babies, health systems andat large on society. To get a successful lactation a hormonal regulation should be developed specially during pregnancy. Breastfeedinghas mother’s benefits such as a return to prepregnancy weight and lower risk on maternal type 2 diabetes, ovary and breast cancers.Breastfeeding special relationships with medications and diseases proper of this period are reviewed. (MÉD.UIS. 2012;25(1):55-62).Key words: Breast feeding. Human mamary glands. Breast milk. Mothers. Human milk.
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