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Women who wish to drink socially may reduce exposure to their infants by storing milk
before drinking and/or waiting for complete alcohol elimination from the breast
milk.
The calculator below estimates the time it would take to eliminate alcohol
in the breast milk after consuming a given number of alcoholic drinks.
Assumptions:
- Time is calculated from the beginning of drinking
- Alcohol metabolism is constant 15 mg/dL
- Height of the woman is 5 feet 4 inches
REFERENCES
1. Ho E, Collantes A, Kapur BM, Moretti M, Koren G.Alcohol and breast
feeding: calculation of time to zero level in milk.
Biol Neonate.
2001;80(3):219-22.
MEDLINE
2. Motherisk Update: Drinking alcohol while breastfeeding
http://www.cfpc.ca/cfp/2002/Jan/vol48-jan-clinical-1.asp
accessed 9/29/05
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