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- Title
Serum concentrations of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in nursing infants: A case series.
- Authors
Birnbaum, C S; Cohen, L S; Bailey, J W; Grush, L R; Robertson, L M; Stowe, Z N
- Abstract
The relative risk of psychotropic medication use in women with puerperal psychiatric illness who are breastfeeding has yet to be quantified adequately. Although the emotional and medical benefits of breastfeeding and adverse effects of maternal depression on infant development are well described, how these absolute benefits weigh against the potential effects of psychotropic drug use during lactation to ultimately guide clinical decisions is still unclear. The objective of this report was to evaluate the extent that psychotropic medications were present in the serum of infants breastfed by mothers treated with antidepressants and benzodiazepines.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 1999, Vol 104, Issue 1, pe11
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.104.1.e11