title: Breastfeeding and migraine headaches.
abstract: Migraine headaches affect 19 percent of adult women. A small group of these migraine sufferers also are breastfeeding mothers. Although a correlation has not been documented in the literature, some women have noted that the onset, frequency, or pattern of their migraine headaches changes during lactation. Lactation consultants can provide education and support to breastfeeding women suffering from migraine. They also are in an excellent position to add case studies to the scientific database about this phenomenon.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Wall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003253:Consultants; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*