This study suggests that women on methadone maintenance should be encouraged to breastfeed. In addition to the general benefits of breastfeeding, for infants born to women on methadone, breastfeeding obviates additional opiate withdrawal treatment.
Dryden C, Young D, Hepburn M, Mactier H. Maternal methadone use in pregnancy: factors associated with the development of neonatal abstinence syndrome and implications for healthcare resources. BJOG 2009; DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02073.x.
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