The prevalence of self-medication in breastfeeding mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Samaneh Naseri Bahareh Bahman Bijari Fatemeh Dabaghzadeh Dehesh Tania

Published in: Journal of mother and child (2022)

The prevalence of self-medication by lactating women during the COVID-19 pandemic was very high. A significant percentage of the mothers did not have correct information about the adverse effect of arbitrary use of nonprescribed drugs on their babies.

Keyphrases

risk factors
adverse drug
healthcare
polycystic ovary syndrome
preterm infants
emergency department
pregnancy outcomes
health information
dairy cows
insulin resistance
social media
cervical cancer screening