I am trying to find research to substantiate the recommendation that
breastfed babies and children only need to fast for 2 - 3 hours prior to
general anesthesia or sedation or research that describes breastmilk as
a "clear liquid".
There ar many articles that say 2 or 3 hours NPO for clear liquids--but
breastmilk is not included in the list of clear liquids--and is usually lumped
with "milk", requiring a longer fasting time.
(I already have the article by Litman--in Pediatric Anesthesia from 1994
which discusses gastric emptying time and pH in breastfed infants prior
to surgery (and the commentary)--but that is the only research article I
have found.  You may e-mail me privately or through Lactnet.
TIA,
Jeannette Crenshaw