Codeine is a drug element to relieve pressure and pain. Recent research carried out in Canada showed that breast-feeding mothers who take drugs containing Codeine could actually endanger the health of their babies.
This study shows that mothers who have certain genetic tendencies can process Codeine to morphine is much faster than normal habits. It can harm the central nervous system of infants.
In some cases, the threat of an overdose of morphine can indeed be overcome if the woman concerned to stop the treatment. But not for women who have a...