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Review
. 1989 Oct;36(5):1089-97.
doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36759-1.

Drugs and chemicals: exposure of the nursing mother

C M Berlin Jr  1
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Review

Drugs and chemicals: exposure of the nursing mother

C M Berlin Jr. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1989 Oct.

Abstract

Over half of newborn infants begin life breastfeeding. Nearly all drugs ingested by nursing mothers appear in their milk; amount is 1 to 2 per cent of the mother's dose. Drugs for most maternal conditions are safe for the nursing infant. Information is presented to permit nursing mothers who need medication to nurse safely.

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