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Drug Levels and Effects
Summary of Use during Lactation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several health professional organizations state that vaccines given to a nursing mother do not affect the safety of breastfeeding for mothers or infants and that breastfeeding is not a contraindication to the hepatitis A vaccine. Breastfed infants should be vaccinated according to the routine recommended schedules.[1-3]
Drug Levels
Maternal Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Effects in Breastfed Infants
Limited data indicate that breastfeeding can enhance the response of the infant to certain vaccine antigens.[1,2,4]
Effects on Lactation and Breastmilk
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
References
- 1.
- Kroger A, Bahta L, Long S, et al. CDC. General Best Practices for Immunization. https://www
.cdc.gov/vaccines /hcp/acip-recs /general-recs/index.html - 2.
- Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, et al. Red Book: 2018 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 31st ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. 2018.
- 3.
- Gruslin A, Steben M, Halperin S, et al. Immunization in pregnancy: No. 220, December 2008. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009;105:187-91. [PubMed: 19367691]
- 4.
- Pabst HF. Immunomodulation by breast-feeding. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1997;16:991-5. [PubMed: 9380478]
Substance Identification
Substance Name
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Drug Class
Breast Feeding
Lactation
Milk, Human
Vaccines
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