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Two cases involving breast-feeding and varicella-herpes zoster virus infection are presented. The possibility of viral excretion in the breast milk and its effects on continued breast-feeding are discussed. In neither case was the virus isolated from the breast milk.
Breast feeding is now practiced by more than 50% of new mothers, many of whom return to work or school within six to eight weeks postpartum. Their breast-feeding experience need not, and should not, be terminated because of this temporary, though regular, separation from their infants. The obstetrician has a role in facilitating continued breast-feeding after the return to work or school. Counseling these patients should include a discussion of hand expression and breast pumping, the means of storing human milk, infant changes related to regular maternal absences and avoiding exhaustion.
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