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Low concentrations of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol are transferred from inhaled cannabis to breast milk of women who regularly consume cannabis

Cannabis Compound Transfers to Breast Milk

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More research needed to determine long-term effects on development
Five psychological factors are associated with breastfeeding behaviors among women with a body mass index ≥30 kg/m²

Factors ID’d for Breastfeeding Behavior in Women With BMI ≥30

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Factors include intention to breastfeed, belief in breast milk's nutritional sufficiency, body image
For women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus

Lactation Lowers Risk of T2DM After Gestational Diabetes

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Compared to no lactation, long-term lactation of more than 1 to 3 months not linked to T2DM risk
Infants given soy-based formula have reproductive system differences compared with those given cow-milk formula or breast milk

Soy-Based Formula Tied to Reproductive Differences

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Differences in reproductive cells, tissues in infants given soy formula vs. cow-milk formula, breast milk
Domperidone is well tolerated and effective in producing a moderate short-term increase in expressed breast milk volume among mothers of preterm infants

Domperidone Tied to Modest Increase in Breast Milk Supply

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Mothers of preterm infants with insufficient milk supply had 88.3 mL/day increase in milk volume
Postmenopausal women who breastfed more children

Breastfeeding Found to Be Protective Against Hypertension

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Findings among Korean women evaluated for hypertension at postmenopausal age
Promotion of prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding may reduce the risk of flexural dermatitis in adolescence but does not affect lung function or questionnaire-derived measures of asthma or atopic eczema

Extended Breastfeeding May Cut Later Flexural Dermatitis Risk

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But breastfeeding promotion not tied to measures of atopic eczema, asthma on questionnaire
Pediatricians' recommendations and practices regarding breastfeeding became more closely aligned with American Academy of Pediatrics policy from 1995 to 2014

Pediatricians Increasingly Aligned With Breastfeeding Guidelines

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However, their confidence in breastfeeding success, managing problems declining
Women with a longer history of breastfeeding may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis than mothers who never breastfed or nurse for briefer periods

Breastfeeding Appears to Lower the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

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Benefits reported for women who nursed 15 months or more
The dopamine receptor antagonist domperidone

Warning Against Domperidone Use for Lactating Women

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Limited evidence for effectiveness, but considerable information on cardiac risks of domperidone