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BREASTFEEDING MEDICINEVolume 3, Number 1, 2008© Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2007.9978 ABM Clinical Protocol #18: Use of Antidepressants in Nursing Mothers THE ACADEMY OF BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE PROTOCOL COMMITTEE A central goal of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical proto-cols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These pro-tocols serve only as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not de-lineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care. Variations intreatment may be appropriate according to the needs of an individual patient.