Breastfeeding in women affected by systemic lupus erythematosus: Rate, duration and associated factors

CONCLUSIONS: SLE women didn't show lower breastfeeding rate in comparison with general population but they presented higher prevalence of early discontinuation within three months. Early interruption was positively associated with smoking, BMI, joint involvement; meanwhile disease duration and HCQ treatment during postpartum were positively associated with a longer breastfeeding duration.PMID:33611966 | DOI:10.1177/0961203321995263

Source: Lupus - February 22, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Valeria Orefice Fulvia Ceccarelli Carmelo Pirone Paola Galoppi Francesca Romana Spinelli Cristiano Alessandri Roberto Brunelli Giuseppina Perrone Fabrizio Conti Source Type: research