Maternal Buprenorphine Maintenance and Lactation

Conclusion:
These data find low concentrations of buprenorphine and metabolites in human milk and lend support to the recommendation for lactation among stable buprenorphine-maintained women. However, the correlation between maternal dose and maternal plasma and human milk buprenorphine concentrations bears further study.

Source: Journal of Human Lactation - October 9, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Jansson, L. M., Spencer, N., McConnell, K., Velez, M., Tuten, M., Harrow, C. A., Jones, H. E., Swortwood, M. J., Barnes, A. J., Scheidweiler, K. B., Huestis, M. A. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research