New Dangers in Breastfeeding & Codeine Discovered
May 11, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Baby Care, Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding new mothers (and those caring for them) who are taking a codeine-based pain relievers should take special note of this post.
Codeine is a strong pain reliever that is often prescribed to new mothers after an episiotomy or cesarian section. According to a scientific study to be released to the Canadian Therapeutic Congress in Toronto today, the Globe and Mail reported, some women carry multiple copies of a gene that causes them to rapidly metabolize the Codeine into morphine, that can be passed to infants through breast milk. In at least one case, an infant has died of morphine …read more
