InfantRisk Center

Collagen Use While Breastfeeding: What You Need to Know

Breastfeeding Nutrition Lifestyle June 13, 2025

Collagen supplements are growing in popularity for their potential benefits to skin and joint health—but many breastfeeding parents are unsure whether they're safe to use while nursing. Here's what the research says to help you make an informed choice.

MMR Vaccine in Lactation

Breastfeeding Research

The MMR vaccine is the best known way to prevent severe cases of measles. Measles is contagious to both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Evidence supports that those who do receive the MMR vac...

Breastfeeding, Surgery, and Anesthesia

Breastfeeding

Breast milk confers both direct and indirect infant benefits through at least 6 months of age and is recommended by the WHO and AAP to continue until 24 months. General anesthesia and most perioperat...

A Collaborative Approach: How to Talk to Your Provider About Medications and Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

Empower yourself with knowledge and confidence, and remember that you have the right to question and understand the healthcare decisions that affect you and your baby.

Research

Every year, the InfantRisk Center publishes studies on the transfer of various drugs into breast milk. We invite you to review these studies and consider participating in one of them. Participation is simple: you will need to collect samples of your breast milk at regular intervals, freeze them, and send them to our laboratories using prepaid overnight mailing. Your involvement will greatly contribute to our research and help ensure the safety of medications for breastfeeding mothers.

Participate in Research

Amiodarone (Aratac, Cordarone)

Canagliflozin (Invoking, Invokamet)

Dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo, Qternmet)

Epclusa (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir)

Empagliflozin (Jardiance, Synjardy, Glyxambi, Trijardy)

Lugol’s Solution, SSKI (Iodine; common before thyroidectomy)

Mavyret (Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir)

MMR Vaccine (MMR or MMRV)

Seaweed soup