Oxytocin, endorphins, and adrenaline produced in response to the normal pain of labor may
play significant roles in maternal and neonatal response to birth and early breastfeeding. 1 …

A central goal of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success …

Background T here is little rigorous information in the scientific literature about anesthesia or
procedural sedation in breastfeeding mothers. Recommendations in this area typically focus …

A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols, free from commercial interest or influence, for managing common medical …

Breastfeeding has become increasing popular largely due to numerous studies indicating
major health benefits to the infant. As such, it is becoming more common for …

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

As part of analgosedative treatment modalities after delivery (eg caesarean related pain,
birth related trauma, pre-existing pain syndromes), mothers are treated with different …

Breastfeeding has been shown to be beneficial in the development of infants, but
sometimes, the breastfeeding mother may require anesthesia. It is important for …

To provide an updated synthesis of the current state of the evidence for the effectiveness of
breast-feeding and expressed breast milk feeding in reducing procedural pain in preterm …

Post-anaesthetic advice imparted to breastfeeding mothers can vary. This is due in part to
the differing information from published data, product information sheets and inevitably from …