Thursday, June 30, 2022

When Mother Should Not Breastfeed to Her Child?

 


Acording to CDC, mother should not breastfeed or feed expressed breastmilk to her child if:

  • Infant is diagnosed with classic galactosemiaexternal iconexternal icon, a rare genetic metabolic disorder
  • Mother is diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Note: recommendations about breastfeeding and HIV may be different in other countries)

  • Mother is infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I or type II pdf icon[PDF-805KB]external icon (HTLV – 1/2)

  • Mother is using an illicit street drug, such as PCP (phencyclidine) or cocaine (Exception: Narcotic-dependent mothers who are enrolled in a supervised methadone program and have a negative screening for HIV infection and other illicit drugs can breastfeed)

  • Mother has suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. 

  • These are the reason that mother shouldn't breastfeed to her child. 

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