One study found one in 300 women becomes dependent on opioids after a cesarean delivery. With more than a million cesareans a year in the United States, that means 3,300 new mothers will get hooked on drugs that can harm them and their newborns.
One study found one in 300 women becomes dependent on opioids after a cesarean delivery. With more than a million cesareans a year in the United States, that means 3,300 new mothers will get hooked on drugs that can harm them and their newborns.