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Hale's medications and mothers' milk 2019 : a manual of lactational pharmacology

By: Publication details: New York : Springer Publishing, 2019Edition: 18th edDescription: xv, 870pISBN:
  • 9780826135582
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WS 125.
Summary: Written by a world-renowned expert in perinatal pharmacology, this essential reference contains current, complete, and evidence-based information on the transmission of maternal drugs into human milk. Because so many women ingest medications while breastfeeding, one of the most common questions encountered in pediatrics is: Which drugs are safe and which are hazardous for the infant? This 2019 edition has been extensively revised, and now includes 39 completely new and 331 updated medications, and state-of-the-art coverage of multiple diseases, vaccines, and syndromes. It addresses the use of radiopharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutic agents, and vaccines in breastfeeding mothers, and covers adult concerns, methods of reducing risk to infants, and infant monitoring.
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Item type Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode
Book Hirson Library (St Helier) Shelves WQ 210 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 040154
Book PRUH Education Centre Library Shelves WS 125 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B04450
Book Sally Howell Library (Epsom) Shelves WQ 210 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 012464

Written by a world-renowned expert in perinatal pharmacology, this essential reference contains current, complete, and evidence-based information on the transmission of maternal drugs into human milk. Because so many women ingest medications while breastfeeding, one of the most common questions encountered in pediatrics is: Which drugs are safe and which are hazardous for the infant? This 2019 edition has been extensively revised, and now includes 39 completely new and 331 updated medications, and state-of-the-art coverage of multiple diseases, vaccines, and syndromes. It addresses the use of radiopharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutic agents, and vaccines in breastfeeding mothers, and covers adult concerns, methods of reducing risk to infants, and infant monitoring.

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