A woman has been jailed after her baby died from meth poisoning through breastfeeding. Authorities have placed her other children in care, as experts warn of the dangers of substance use during breastfeeding.
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00:00A mother in northern Taiwan who used narcotics while breastfeeding has been sentenced to
00:05six months in prison after her baby died in an overdose.
00:09The woman admitted to using meth after an autopsy found high levels of the drug in her
00:13three-month-old baby's system in March.
00:16Her three other children have been taken into government care.
00:20Paediatricians say breastfeeding mothers must avoid harmful substances as even minimal exposure
00:26can severely affect infants.