Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:28:44 GMT Apart from affecting mood, emotion and sleep, taking certain antidepressants may delay the postpartum production of breast milk, a new study finds. Many mothers particularly those who are known as primiparous are more vulnerable to experience early breastfeeding difficulty as milk secretion is delayed beyond 72 hours among them. These moms are also at risk of the early cessation of breastfeeding. According to the study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, delayed secretion of breast milk is commonly reported in selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-treated mothers. SSRIs antidepressants such as fluoxetine, sertraline and paroxetine influence the serotonin regulation process both in the brain and in the breast, the study found. "The breasts are serotonin-regulated glands, meaning the breasts' ability to secrete milk at the right time is closely related to the body's production and regulation of the hormone serotonin," said lead researcher Nelson Horseman. Women experiencing delayed lactation, however, successfully managed to breastfeed their babies after a short time. "SSRI drugs are very helpful medications for many moms, so understanding and ameliorating difficulties moms experience can help them achieve their goals for breastfeeding their babies," Horseman concluded. PKH/HGH Related Stories: C-section alters breastfeeding rate? Breastfeeding lowers diabetes risk in new moms Breastfeeding cuts breast cancer risk http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=117214§ionid=3510210 -- A government, of Israel, by Israel, and, for: Israel. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. The light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Other posts:
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