Acetaminophen

Review
In: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006.
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Excerpt

Acetaminophen is a good choice for analgesia, and fever reduction in nursing mothers. Giving acetaminophen and ibuprofen on a fixed schedule for 24 hours after vaginal delivery appears to increase the breastfeeding rate. Amounts in milk are much less than doses usually given to infants. Adverse effects in breastfed infants appear to be rare.

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