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Does metronidazole affect my baby's health？
Hello, I am a father from China. My wife had a caesarean section.Metronidazole 0.5g was intravenous for 4 days.Twenty-four hours later, we breastfed the baby.The abuse of antibiotics in China is serious.I'm not sure it's safe for the baby.Because I found that metronidazole is carcinogenic to animals.I'm worried about the health of the baby and my wife.Is metronidazole commonly used in the United States?Is there a clinical study to confirm the safety of metronidazole in infants?Will metronidazole affect my baby in the future? Now he is one year old.Will his future health be affected?
- The recommendations the InfantRisk Center provides are not meant to replace medical advice from your physician. The ultimate decision to breastfeed while taking medications should be based on an informed decision including available data, discussions between a mother, her physician, and the infants’ pediatrician. The decision to take medications during pregnancy should be based available data and a discussion between a mother and her OB/GYN.
