Patient caught breastfeeding and instructed to stop: an empirical ethics study on marijuana and lactation

Abstract Background The US guidelines recommend avoiding marijuana during breastfeeding given concerns about infant’s neurodevelopment. In this setting, some physicians and hospitals recommend against or prohibit breastfeeding when marijuana use is detected during pregnancy. However, breastfeeding i...

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Main Authors: Marielle S. Gross, Margot Le Neveu, Kara A. Milliken, Mary Catherine Beach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Cannabis Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-022-00127-y