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All nonhormonal contraceptive methods
can
be used safely by breastfeeding women
- No interference with breastfeeding
- No effect on the quality or quantity of breastmilk
- No effect on infant growth and development
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All nonhormonal methods can be used safely by breastfeeding
women.
They do not:
- interfere with a woman’s ability to breastfeed,
- affect the quality or quantity of breastmilk, or
- affect infant growth and development.
Now, let us discuss types of nonhormonal contraceptive methods:
lactational amenorrhea method (or LAM), barrier methods, intrauterine
devices (or IUDs), periodic abstinence, withdrawal and female
and male sterilization.
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