The reaction I got this morning at TT Abortion, to bringing up the question of drugs affecting an infant, from S'bummer was, well, kinda strange. A reaction, however, not to be entirely unexpected, coming from a pill counter/pusher, some kind of pharmacist.

Is it really ethical to allow women who are pregnant to smoke tobacco?

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"Drugs and Toxic Chemicals in Breast Milk

by Dr. Janusz Z. Byczkowski

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This page is dedicated to the lactational transfer of drugs and toxic chemicals to human breast milk.

Breast Feeding--Best Bet for Babies

< http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdbrfeed.html>

About benefits of breastfeeding:

American Academy of Pediatrics Brestfeeding Promotion

< http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/bppop.htm>

Contaminants have been found in human milk.

Should I wean my baby? La Leche League: FAQ < http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/contaminants.html>

About chemicals in breast milk:

American Academy of Pediatrics: The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk. Committee on Drugs. PEDIATRICS Vol. 108: (No. 3), 776-789, September 2001.

< http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;108/3/776>

La Leche League: BREASTFEEDING REMAINS BEST CHOICE IN A POLLUTED WORLD. Media Release. < http://www.lalecheleague.org/Release/contaminants.html>

Abstracts of selected publications.

A link to physiologically based pharmacokinetic model used to simulate lactational transfer of tetrachloroethylene and cancer risk assessment for nursing infant.

A list of relevant publications.

A list of occupational chemical agents known to contaminate the breast milk of lactating women is provided.

Some drugs that can leach to human breast milk.