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Worms trea for 1 month breastfeeding mom
My wife is having worms issue she is currently breastfeeding 1 month child. Kindly suggest if worm medicines are safe during breast feeding also suggest treatment. Also wanted to understand if child can also get worms via her mom.
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Albendazole is safe, can be given to mother
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Child can get worms if mother handles baby without hygienic precautions like any other infection
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Yes...It's safe
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Greetings yes it's safe.u can take albendazole
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Dr. Divya Nalamalapu
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Hyderabad
It is safe. Child can get only if hand hygiene is not maintained by mother
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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Rajkot
Yes it's safe
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