Question

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

Maternal Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) lactation summary

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

About 3% of women may have urinary tract infection (UTI) in the postpartum period (Ahnfeldt-Mollerup 2012).Hand washing is a most useful preventive measure to avoid contagiousness. A urinary tract infection in the mother does not contraindicate breastfeeding. The American Society of Infectious Diseases recommended for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection: Nitrofurantoin, TMP / SMX or Fosfomycin as drugs of choice and Fluoroquinolone and Beta-Lactam antimicrobials as an alternative (Cooper 2014).The American Academy of Pediatrics considers TMP / SMX (except in cases of 6-PGD deficiency), Amoxycillin, Nitrofurantoin, Ciprofloxacin and Ofloxacin drugs as usually compatible with breastfeeding (see specific info). Red cranberry as a preventative of UTI is compatible with breastfeeding (see specific info). Bacterial vaccines as a preventative of UTI are compatible with breastfeeding (see specific info as Bacterial lysates). See below the information of these related products:
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