Framework aims to improve practices for assessing human milk safety in preterm infants amid maternal polypharmacy, indicating needs for better guidelines.
Key Points
A framework addresses the safety of human milk for preterm infants amid maternal polypharmacy, highlighting the importance of risk assessments.
The study underscores the need for healthcare professionals to have clearer guidelines on the effects of maternal pharmacotherapy on infants.
Recommendations include using medications with low passage rates into human milk and considering mixed feeding practices.
Highlighting the urgent need for research, the framework supports informed decisions regarding safe maternal medication during lactation.