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Breastfeeding and Migraine Headaches

Virginia R. Wall, MN, IBCLC

University of Washington Medical Center; 926 NW 58th Street, Seattle, WA 98107 USA.

Migraine headaches affect 19 percent of adult women. A small group of these migraine sufferers also are breastfeeding mothers. Although a correlation has not been documented in the literature, some women have noted that the onset, frequency, or pattern of their migraine headaches changes during lactation.

Lactation consultants can provide education and support to breastfeeding women suffering from migraine. They also are in an excellent position to add case studies to the scientific database about this phenomenon.

Key Words: breastfeeding • headaches • lactation

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 8, No. 4, 209-212 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/089033449200800422
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