Administration of either an iodinated or a gadolinium- based contrast media occasionally is indicated for an imaging study on a woman who is breast-feeding. Both the patient and the patient’s physician may have concerns regarding potential toxicity to the infant from contrast media that is excreted into the breast milk.
Jack Newman
Can Fam Physician Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2007, pp.630 - 631
QUESTION Recently, some of my patients were instructed not to breastfeed for 24 to 48 hours after magnetic resonance imaging scans. Is this based on scientific evidence?