title: Minimizing alcohol exposure of the breastfeeding infant.
abstract: What are the effects of alcohol consumed by breastfeeding women on their nursing infants? The woman's weight, whether she is amenorrheic during lactation, and the age of her baby are important considerations that influence blood alcohol concentrations and the effect of a mother's alcohol consumption.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schulte
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000503:physiopathology; D001835:Body Weight; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn