Opioid Use in Breastfeeding Mothers and Neonatal Risks

. 2021 Mar;109(3):573-575.

doi: 10.1002/cpt.2118. Epub 2020 Dec 13.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, InfantRisk Center, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Amarillo, Texas, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, InfantRisk Center, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Amarillo, Texas, USA.

Thomas W Hale et al. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;109(3):573-575.

doi: 10.1002/cpt.2118. Epub 2020 Dec 13.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, InfantRisk Center, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Amarillo, Texas, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, InfantRisk Center, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Amarillo, Texas, USA.

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