Question

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

Diacethylmorphine lactation summary

Diacethylmorphine is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Diacethylmorphine is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Diacethylmorphine may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Diacethylmorphine 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 Diacethylmorphine .
  • Usage of Diacethylmorphine is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Diacethylmorphine and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
  • 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 Diacethylmorphine usage in lactation

It is excreted in milk in sufficient quantity to create addiction in the infant (quoted in Eslami 2015 and Cobrinik 1959). Breastfeeding by mothers who are addicted to heroin can cause symptoms of severe respiratory distress with cyanosis, lethargy, poor nutrition or irritability in the infant (Joya 2011, van de Velde 2007) and prevent possible withdrawal symptoms in the infant (Eslami 2015, van de Velde 2007, Godfriend 1956). Long-term physical and psychomotor development may be diminished (Wilson 1979). Heroin increases prolactin levels (Spagnolli 1987) and may cause galactorrhea-amenorrhea syndrome (Pelosi 1974). Illegal psychotropic drugs impair the mother’s ability to care for her child, endangering the life and health of both (Eslami 2015, Joya 2011, Moretti 2000). Co-sleeping with the baby is not recommended if this drug is being taken (UNICEF 2013, Landa 2012, ABM 2008, UNICEF 2006).
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