The effect of lorazepam on neonatal feeding behaviour at term.
A study was carried out to assess the effect of maternal administration of 5 mg lorazepam orally 1 hour before induction of labour on the well-being of healthy babies at term, as judged by neonatal feeding behaviour. The results, compared in 18 bottle-fed neonates of mothers in the lorazepam group and 20 from the control group of mothers who received no pre-induction medication, showed that lorazepam had no significant effect on the volume of milk taken or the duration of the feeding process during the first 48 hours of life.
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D008140:Lorazepam