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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1089-1097+vii-viii |
| Journal | Pediatric Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health