
Researchers from Swansea University have revealed that drugs used to control bleeding after birth may hinder a woman's ability to breastfeed.
The researchers arrived at this conclusion after analyzing data on more than 48,000 women in South Wales.Some 55% of women who did not take drugs immediately after birth were able to commence breastfeeding within 48 hours of giving birth.
However the breastfeeding rate was 59.1% among women who took a shot of Oxytocin.
The details of the study appear in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Source: Medindia
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