Postpartum domperidone use in British Columbia: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Domperidone is commonly used off-label to stimulate milk production in mothers who have low milk supply. The aim of this study was to describe trends, patterns and determinants of postpartum domperidone use.

Methods

This is a retrospective, population-based study involving all women with a live birth between Jan. 1, 2002, and Dec. 31, 2011, in the province of British Columbia. We examined administrative data sets containing person-specific information on filled prescriptions and use of medical services, and we used logistic regression to examine associations between domperidone use and maternal characteristics.

Results

The study population consisted of 225 532 women with 320 351 live births. The prevalence of postpartum domperidone use more than doubled bet

SUBMITTER: Smolina K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4866923 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature