Maternal Metyrapone Use During Breastfeeding: Safe for the Breastfed Infant.

Madeline E DukeFiona L BrittenCarel J PretoriusBrett C McWhinneyJacobus P J UngererHelen L BarrettPeter Donovan

Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2019)

These findings indicate that maternal metyrapone use during breastfeeding did not pose a notable risk to this breastfed infant. The infants' exposure to metyrapone was further minimized by avoiding nursing for 2 to 3 hours after each metyrapone dose.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
healthcare
mental health
pregnant women
weight gain
preterm birth