Question

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

Measles Vaccine lactation summary

Measles Vaccine is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Measles Vaccine is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Measles Vaccine is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Measles Vaccine does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Measles Vaccine 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 Measles Vaccine usage in lactation

Live attenuated Measles virus vaccine. Vaccines are usually compatible with breastfeeding either if they are formed by live, attenuated, inactivated, death strains or microorganism toxoid. They are not excreted into breast milk and do not cause harm to the infant, except for rubella vaccine, but the virus usually does not infect the infant or if infection does occur, it is well tolerated because the virus is attenuated. Yellow fever vaccine has a higher risk for harm effect on infants younger than 6 months old (Consult information on a particular vaccine at our web). Breastfeeding may enhance antibody response to vaccines and cause fewer side effects as fever or anorexia. Early postpartum period is appropriate to get mothers vaccinated against measles, rubella, mumps and chicken-pox in case they were not immunized. Breastfeeding mothers should be protected by providing recommended vaccination for adults.
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