Returning home with my baby in opioid withdrawal

Congratulations! You feel ready to return home with your baby. The medication started in the hospital will continue at home. This fact sheet provides information to help with this step.

Home care , Pregnancy and childbirth, Drugs

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Retour à la maison avec mon bébé en sevrage des opioïdes

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