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Drugs used to treat bleeding after giving birth can reduce a woman's ability to breastfeed

(06/10/2009)

The British Journal of Gynaecology has recently released a study which suggests that drugs used to treat bleeding after giving birth can hinder milk production and reduce a woman’s ability to breastfeed. A team of researchers in Swansea collected data on more than 48,000 women who gave birth whilst analysing what effects the two drugs; oxytocin and ergometrine had on the women and breastfeeding. The studies showed that: * Out of the women who were not given the drugs, 65.5% started brea... [more]

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