title: Maternal membranous glomerulonephritis and successful exclusive breastfeeding.
abstract: Despite the fact that exclusive breastfeeding is the gold standard for feeding babies through 6 months of age, there is a notable paucity of information regarding the effect of various chronic maternal illnesses on lactation. With increasingly effective obstetrical and subspecialty management of pregnancy in these women, a growing number of questions about breastfeeding in the context of chronic maternal illnesses will be asked. Here we describe a case of successful exclusive breastfeeding by a woman with long-standing membranous glomerulonephritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. kszucs@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Kinga A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Szucs
authors.forename: Sherry E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Axline
authors.forename: Marc B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rosenman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy