Good News--MS Drugs Taken While Breastfeeding May Not Affect Child Development
MS is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks myelin, the fatty white substance that insulates and protects the nerves.
- MS is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks myelin, the fatty white substance that insulates and protects the nerves.
- For the study, researchers used the German MS and Pregnancy Registry to identify 183 infants born to mothers taking monoclonal antibodies while breastfeeding.
- The first exposures to the medications through breastfeeding ranged from the day a child was born to the ninth month of life.
- After comparing infants exposed to the medications to infants not exposed, researchers found no differences in their health or development.