Resumen
Objetivo: Realizar una revisión y actualización sobre la eficacia, riesgos y beneficios del uso de Domperidona como inductor de la lactancia en puérperas. Reseña bibliográfica: El acto de amamantar involucra no solo impulsos biológicos, sino también aspectos sociales, psicológicos y culturales, estando rodeado de una variedad de creencias y mitos. Por ello, cada vez es más frecuente el uso de fármacos no regulados como los lactogénicos con el fin de paliar las crecientes tasas de destete precoz frente a los beneficios ya probados en bases científicas, de la lactancia materna para la madre y el bebé. La Domperidona es un fármaco ampliamente utilizado capaz de aumentar la secreción de prolactina por la adenohipófisis y antagonizar la dopamina, lo que puede ayudar a iniciar y mantener la producción de leche. Los efectos adversos, aunque controvertidos, se limitaron predominantemente a quejas simples como náuseas, dolores de cabeza y sequedad de boca. Sin embargo, la eficacia, la duración y la dosis de la terapia son inciertas. Consideraciones finales: Se advierte que la Domperidona se ha mostrado sin fuerte evidencia científica, segura y moderadamente efectiva en el aumento de la producción de leche en puérperas pretérmino sanas. Sin embargo, se necesitan ensayos aleatorios estandarizados para diferentes afecciones maternas a término.
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