Cabergoline for suppression of puerperal lactation in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV-transmission programme in rural Malawi.
This study shows that cabergoline (single oral-dose) is an acceptable, safe and effective drug for suppressing puerperal lactation. It could be of operational benefit not only for artificial feeding, but also for weaning in those that breast-feed within preventive mother-to-child HIV transmission programmes in resource-limited settings.
Buhendwa
L
L
Medecins sans Frontieres, Thyolo District, Malawi.
Zachariah
R
R
Teck
R
R
Massaquoi
M
M
Kazima
J
J
Firmenich
P
P
Harries
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D000328:Adult; D000077465:Cabergoline; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004873:Ergolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008295:Malawi; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011388:Prolactin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012424:Rural Population
D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D004873:Ergolines; D011388:Prolactin; D000077465:Cabergoline