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Comment
. 2020 Apr 20;20(3):141-143.
doi: 10.1177/1535759720917997. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.

Further Evidence Breastfeeding by Women With Epilepsy Is Safe: Are Mothers Getting the Message?

Katherine Noe
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Further Evidence Breastfeeding by Women With Epilepsy Is Safe: Are Mothers Getting the Message?

Katherine Noe. Epilepsy Curr. .
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  • Antiepileptic Drug Exposure in Infants of Breastfeeding Mothers With Epilepsy.
    Birnbaum AK, Meador KJ, Karanam A, Brown C, May RC, Gerard EE, Gedzelman ER, Penovich PE, Kalayjian LA, Cavitt J, Pack AM, Miller JW, Stowe ZN, Pennell PB; MONEAD Investigator Group. Birnbaum AK, et al. JAMA Neurol. 2020 Apr 1;77(4):441-450. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.4443. JAMA Neurol. 2020. PMID: 31886825 Free PMC article.

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