Answer:
a. Smoking reduces milk production and supply.
b. It interferes with milk let-down.
c. Reduces hormone prolactin
Explanation:
Apart from the fact smoking affects breast-feeding mother and the baby, it can also affect a nursing mother's milk in the following ways:
a. It possible for smoking to reduce milk production and supply of nursing mother.
b. Smoking also interfere with the let-down of the milk.
c. Smoking can result in a lower level of hormone prolactin and this can prevent the occurrence of milk synthesis.
Apart from the effect on the milk, smoking can make nicotine and other toxins to be passed through breast milk to babies. The best thing is therefore for a nursing mother to stop smoking.
