Dear Friends:
    I excerpted a paragraph from the following article for you all. There is
no mention whatsoever in the 4-page article of any negative impact on the
infant or  on breastfeeding.
    Now why would some men think of putting cocaine into their cerebrospinal
fluid??


Field Notes in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Spinal Anesthesia in Obstetrics -- New Concepts and Developments
Posted 11/26/2003

William Camann, MD

Introduction
Spinal anesthesia was developed in the latter part of the last century when
the German physicians Bier and Hildebrandt injected cocaine into their own
cerebrospinal fluids. They experienced varying degrees of loss of sensation and
the unpleasant side effect of "spinal headache," also known as postdural
puncture headache (PDPH). Since then, spinal anesthesia has undergone periods of
popularity and disfavor. Its use in obstetrics has been a blessing in many
circumstances, but has created some problems in others. This brief review considers
the current state-of-the-art of spinal anesthesia and its use in obstetric pain
relief.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy
Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health:
Lactation Consulting
Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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