Contraindications to feeding by a breast

Contraindications to feeding by a breast

Maternal milk is ideal food for newborns, but in certain cases feeding of the child a breast contraindicated. If applyings to a breast cannot be replaced with a small bottle in which there is a decanted milk, the baby should give artificial mix.

Absolute contraindications to feeding of the child a breast

There are absolute contraindications to feeding by a breast and relative. To mothers, being HIV infection carriers and also that who suffers from an open form of tuberculosis it is impossible to feed the kid with own milk under no circumstances.

There are also absolute contraindications from the child. It is impossible to offer a breast to kids with violations of brain blood circulation as it can lead to intra cranial hemorrhage. Congenital forms of violation of metabolism and severe forms of respiratory respiratory frustration also belong to contraindications. In all these cases of mom can feed the children only with the decanted milk.

As obstacle to successful breastfeeding serves also deep prematurity of kids. As a rule, at the time of the birth they have no glotatelny and sosatelny reflex. An absolute contraindication to feeding of the kid a breast is the hemolytic disease of the newborn owing to anti-gene incompatibility of erythrocytes on a Rhesus factor or on the AVO system. In this case it is necessary to feed the kid with milk of other women or at once to transfer it to artificial mix. Antibodies collapse at pasteurization therefore some experts nevertheless allow bringing up of the child the pasteurized maternal milk.

Relative contraindications to breastfeeding

As relative contraindication to feeding as a breast from mother serves presence of addictions at it. Serious condition of mom after the delivery can also serve as an obstacle for successful breastfeeding. In this case the attending physician has to resolve by a breast an issue of expediency of feeding. If the woman takes medicines, she needs to consult to the doctor too. A part of drugs are incompatible with feeding of the child a breast. If it is extremely necessary to accept them at present, then a breast, most likely, it is necessary to refuse feeding. Applying of the kid is in certain cases allowed to a breast in several hours after taking any medicine. As relative contraindications to breastfeeding from mom serve her such diseases as measles, a rubella, herpes, hepatitis. Experts assure that at detection of similar infections in the woman's organism the feeding nevertheless can be continued, but at the same time it is necessary to monitor respect for hygiene very carefully.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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