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

- DrLact safety Score for Maternal Tuberculosis is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Maternal Tuberculosis may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Maternal Tuberculosis may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Maternal Tuberculosis low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- While using Maternal Tuberculosis We suggest monitoring 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.
Whether a mother has been diagnosed and treated during pregnancy, or, diagnosed after birth: It makes no sense to wean the baby. On the first instance, the mother is not contagious any longer. On the second one, the baby has been already exposed to infection. On cases when diagnosis were attained later than 15 days before delivery: Treat the mother, delay breastfeeding and infant-to-mother contact for 15 days. Meanwhile, milk must be pumped-out and given to the infant if the mother does not have active lesions on the breast. Except on those rather rare cases of mammary tuberculosis abscesses, TB bacilli have not been found in breast milk. Anti-TB therapy is compatible with breastfeeding. The infant must undergo a tuberculin skin test (PPD), chest x-Ray examination, and receive chemoprophylaxis (adjust isoniacid given to the child to the lowest dose since it is largely secreted into breast milk).
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