Maternal infectious diseases, antimicrobial therapy or immunizations : very few contraindications to breastfeeding

Summarizes the maternal infectious diseases in which continuing breastfeeding is recommended, the infectious diseases in which it is not recommended, the instances in which maternal antimicrobial therapy indicates a caution for breastfeeding, and the continuation of breastfeeding when a mother or her infant is receiving a routine recommended immunization. Updated and reaffirmed in 2016.