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Opioid Dependence in Pregnancy

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Sunesh Kumar, M.D. (obs and gynae), is professor in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi; Dr. Venus Dalal, M.D. (obs and gynae), is senior resident in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi; Dr. J.B. Sharma, M.D. (obs and gynae), is professor in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi; Dr. Rakesh Chadda, M.D (psychiatry)., is professor of the psychiatry department in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi; Dr. Ramesh Agarwal, M.D. (paediatrics), is professor of the paediatrics department in All India institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi; Dr. K.K. Roy, M.D. (obs and gynae), is professor of the obstetrics and gynaecology department in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIM)S, New Delhi.

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Kumar, S., Dalal, V., Sharma, J.B. et al. Opioid Dependence in Pregnancy. J Obstet Gynecol India 69 (Suppl 1), 1–3 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-017-1064-6

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