Maternal membranous glomerulonephritis and successful exclusive breastfeeding.
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.
Szucs
Kinga A
KA
Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. kszucs@iupui.edu
Axline
Sherry E
SE
Rosenman
Marc B
MB
D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy