Is Urea Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Urea? Is Urea safe for nursing mother and child? Does Urea extracts into breast milk? Does Urea has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Urea influence milk supply or can Urea decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Urea lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Urea is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Urea is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Urea does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Urea safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher 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 Urea usage in lactation
We are working on a comment for this product.
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