I'm not sure if this is the right venue for this. I am just a mother trying to ask a question about Vitamin K supplementation in breast milk and this is the only thing I found close to being a way to contact anyone knowledgeable on the topic with regards to my question.
In Medications and Mothers' Milk 13th edition by Thomas W. Hale PhD page 766 reads " Although controversial, it is generally recognized that exclusive breastfeeding may not provide sufficient Vitamin k1 to provide normal clotting factors...vitamin K concentration in breast milk is normally low...Although vitamin K is transferred in human milk, the amount may not be sufficient to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn."
but I just read:
"Breastfed infants may benefit from increased maternal vitamin K intake during lactation as well. a supplement of 5mg of vitamin K to lactating mothers increases the concentration of this nutrient in human milk and significantly increases infant plasma vitamin K (Nishiguchi et al., 2002; Greer, 2001a)...The Danish practice of parents providing weekly oral doses of vitamin K for the first 3 months for primarily breastfed infants revealed high parental participation and no reports of hemorrhagic disease in an 8-year period (Hansen et al., 2003)."
Lauwers, Judith, and Anna Swisher. Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide. 5th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011. 194. Print.
Is there some flaw in the mentioned studies that makes them discredited? Does anyone know of any further studies that I can read to further be educated on this topic?
In Medications and Mothers' Milk 13th edition by Thomas W. Hale PhD page 766 reads " Although controversial, it is generally recognized that exclusive breastfeeding may not provide sufficient Vitamin k1 to provide normal clotting factors...vitamin K concentration in breast milk is normally low...Although vitamin K is transferred in human milk, the amount may not be sufficient to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn."
but I just read:
"Breastfed infants may benefit from increased maternal vitamin K intake during lactation as well. a supplement of 5mg of vitamin K to lactating mothers increases the concentration of this nutrient in human milk and significantly increases infant plasma vitamin K (Nishiguchi et al., 2002; Greer, 2001a)...The Danish practice of parents providing weekly oral doses of vitamin K for the first 3 months for primarily breastfed infants revealed high parental participation and no reports of hemorrhagic disease in an 8-year period (Hansen et al., 2003)."
Lauwers, Judith, and Anna Swisher. Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide. 5th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011. 194. Print.
Is there some flaw in the mentioned studies that makes them discredited? Does anyone know of any further studies that I can read to further be educated on this topic?
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