Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Polybrominated? Is Polybrominated safe for nursing mother and child? Does Polybrominated extracts into breast milk? Does Polybrominated has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Polybrominated influence milk supply or can Polybrominated decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Polybrominated lactation summary

Polybrominated is unsafe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Polybrominated is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Polybrominated may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Polybrominated may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
  • Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Polybrominated .
  • It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Polybrominated Vs not using Polybrominated And continue breastfeeding.
  • While using Polybrominated Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Polybrominated usage in lactation

Persistent organic pollutant (POP) PCB is excreted 10 times higher into breast milk than in the serum, and, PBB is excreted 132 times higher. Breast milk should be tested whenever heavy exposure has occurred. Benefits of breastfeeding are largely more important than risk related to the presence of mild level environment pollutants in human milk, in many instances, they are at lower content than those found in cow’s milk or other foods. (Codex alimentarius FAO-WHO).

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DDT(Low Risk)
Dieldrin(Low Risk)
Formaldehyde(Unsafe)
White-Spirit(Unsafe)
Mercury(Low Risk)
Nitrate(Low Risk)
Lead(Unsafe)
Aminobenzene(Unsafe)
Phenylamine(Unsafe)
Hydroquinol(Low Risk)
Methanal(Unsafe)
1,4-Benzenediol(Low Risk)
Quinol(Low Risk)
Formalin(Unsafe)
Formol(Unsafe)
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