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Breastfeeding women should avoid methods containing estrogen
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 Nigerian
study:
- only 1/3 of 400 women were
asked if breastfeeding
- 27% of combined pill users
were breastfeeding
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Source: Askew, et al. Stud
Fam Plann, 1994;25(5).
Photo: WHO/J. Mohr
Slide 34
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Information on how the various methods interact with breastfeeding
is important to some women. Nursing mothers who want to use
family planning should avoid methods that contain estrogen,
such as combined oral contraceptives. These methods reduce the
amount of breast milk. Providers should always remember to ask
a woman if she is breastfeeding. A study among almost 400 women
in Nigeria found that providers asked less than one third of
their clients if they were breastfeeding. In fact, 27 percent
of the women who received the combined pill from the providers
were nursing.
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