Despite widespread use of epidural analgesia during labor, no consensus has been
reached among obstetric and anesthesia providers regarding its effects on breastfeeding …

BACKGROUND: The effect of labor epidural analgesia (LEA) on successful breastfeeding
has been evaluated in several studies with divergent results. We hypothesized that LEA …

Background: Although the labour and delivery outcomes of epidural analgesia have been
investigated extensively, the effects on breast‐feeding success are not clearly identified …

Background: The effect of epidural analgesia on labor and effective breastfeeding is still
being debated. The aim of this study is to define its impact on the trend of labor, the …

Background: The effect of labor analgesia on breastfeeding success is not well defined.
Some authors have hypothesized that labor analgesia may affect lactation success. The …

Various clinical practices have been found to be associated with breast-feeding problems.
However, little is known about the effect of pain, obstetrical procedures and analgesia on …

Background Anecdotal reports suggest that the addition of fentanyl (an opioid) to epidural
analgesia for women during childbirth results in difficulty establishing breastfeeding. The …

This prospective cohort study examined the association between epidural analgesia during
labor and delivery, infant neurobehavioral status, and the initiation and continuation of …

Epidural analgesia is used by more than half of laboring women, yet there is no consensus
about what unintended effects it causes. To evaluate the state of our knowledge, we …

Breastfeeding benefits both infant and maternal health. Use of epidural anesthesia during
labor is increasingly common and may interfere with breastfeeding. Studies analyzing …