Breast milk oxycodone concentrations in mothers given oxycodone for post-Caesarean delivery pain management.

Aino PesonenHenriikka Hakomäki Hannu KokkiVeli-Pekka RantaValtteri Rinne Merja Kokki

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2024)

The oxycodone dose received from colostrum and breast milk during the first three postoperative days after Caesarean delivery is assumed safe for healthy, term neonates, but in extreme cases it is possible for the neonate to receive a dose through breast milk that may elicit opioid effects.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
patients undergoing
preterm infants
climate change
human milk
preterm birth