New York, January 28 -- A new study warns that commonly used antidepressants may complicate and delay lactation in new mothers such that they may need additional support to breastfeed.
The study is first of its kind to identify as well as ascertain a link between antidepressant use and lactation in humans.
Lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary glands to feed the young.
"The breasts are serotonin-regulated glands, meaning the breasts' ability to secrete milk at the right time is closely related to the body's production and regulation of the hormone serotonin," said Nelson Horseman, of the University of Cincinnati and co-author of the study.
