I can tell you that the anesthesia department where I word steadfastly denies any
connection between epidurals and disorganized suck.  In fact, when giving
informed consent info to patients, they state that the epidural does not affect
the baby at all and does not adversely affect labor in any way.

There is NO excuse for having a patient sign a consent for an epidural AFTER the
procedure.


Megan Schmidt, RN, IBCLC

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> This baby is still so sleepy and disoriented at the breast. The parents have
> been using ABM in a bottle because Mom can only get the bottom of the bottle
> barely covered with EBM in 20 min of double pumping.

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>  The father said he has a great attorney and would like to insure this
> doesn't happen to other parents but he doesn't have any documentation that
> what happened is not normal treatment for childbirth. By the way, the mom
> signed the consent for the epidural after receiving the ambinum, seconal, and
> demoral, and does not remember signing it. They were not told any side
> effects of these drugs.

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