Breastfeeding reduces the need for withdrawal treatment in opioid-exposed infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1060-1066

  Welle Strand, Gabrielle K ^a,b   Skurtveit, Svetlana ^a,c   Jansson, Lauren M ^d   Bakstad, Brittelise ^b   Bjarkø, Lisa ^e   Ravndal, Edle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Directorate of Health   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Buprenorphine; Methadone; NAS

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NORWAY; OPIOID MAINTENANCE TREATMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

BREASTFEEDING; BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; NAS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; BUPRENORPHINE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; NORWAY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84885370923     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12378     Document Type: Article

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