Breastfeeding: Medical Reasons Not to Breastfeed: References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding, maternal or infant illnesses or conditions. https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fbreastfeeding%2Fdisease%2Findex.htm. Updated August 6, 2019. Accessed November 2019.

Guidance for developing admission orders in labor & delivery and newborn units to prevent hepatitis B virus transmission. https://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2130.pdf. Updated June 2018. Accessed November 2019.

Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement. Pediatrics. March 2012, VOL 129, Issue 3. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/3/e827.full#content-block.

National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Are there any special conditions or situations in which I should not breastfeed? https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/breastfeeding/conditioninfo/special-conditions. Updated January 31, 2017. Accessed November 2019.