Breast Feeding and Psychiatric Medications: An Overview Carlat Reports

Breast Feeding and Psychiatric Medications: An Overview

The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 7, Number 2, February 2009
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv7n2/

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, February 2009, Psychiatric Medication in Pregnancy and Lactation

Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information

Topics: Women's Issues in Psychiatry

Dhwani Shah, MD

Any discussion of psychiatric medications and breastfeeding must begin with the benefits of breastfeeding, which are substantial. While all psychotropic medications enter the breast milk, medication exposure for a nursing infant is much less than the exposure to a fetus during pregnancy.

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Deborah Kim, MD

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry

Dr. Kim reports no financial relationships with any commercial companies related to this article.