Anesthetic Medications in Breastfeeding Mothers

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-194

  Hale, Thomas W ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Barbiturates; Benzodiazepines; Breastfeeding; Lactation; Local anesthetics; Opiates; Volatile anesthetics

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANESTHETICS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 0033194284     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033449901500302     Document Type: Review

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