Pregnancy and Opioid Dependence Treatment - Preparing For Birth

Your doctor has prescribed opioid dependence treatment during your pregnancy to ensure your well-being and that of your baby. Here is what this treatment consists of and why it may be useful for you.

Treatments and surgical operations , Pregnancy and childbirth, Substance Dependency

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Grossesse et traitement de dépendance aux opiacés - Bien se préparer à la naissance

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