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Drugs and the newborn

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Drug Treatment in Obstetrics

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Caution and care are necessary in giving drugs to the newborn. On each occasion, the absolute necessity for the drug, whether or not its side effects in babies are known, the appropriateness of the dose for the baby’s weight and the frequency of administration must be questioned.

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  1. South-East Kent Health Authority, USA

    R. S. Ledward BSc, DA, MBChB, LRCP, MRCS, MRSH, FRCS, MRCOG, DHMSA (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist)

  2. Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of London, UK

    D. F. Hawkins PhD, DSc, MB, BS, MD(Mass), FRCOG, FACOG (Professor of Obstetric Therapeutics)

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  1. R. S. Ledward BSc, DA, MBChB, LRCP, MRCS, MRSH, FRCS, MRCOG, DHMSA
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Ledward, R.S., Hawkins, D.F. (1983). Drugs and the newborn. In: Drug Treatment in Obstetrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3298-3_11

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