• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Jun 2009

    Review

    Breastfeeding and epidural analgesia during labour.

    • Sarah Devroe, Johan De Coster, and Marc Van de Velde.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat, Leuven, Belgium.
    • Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2009 Jun 1;22(3):327-9.

    Purpose Of ReviewTo evaluate the effect of epidural analgesia on breastfeeding.Recent FindingsAlarming messages were sent out following a retrospective study indicating that epidural analgesia caused more breastfeeding failures. The limitations of this study were reviewed as well as the critical importance of good lactation support.SummaryThere is no good evidence that epidural analgesia causes reduced breastfeeding success. Good lactation support is critical.

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