I think with eppidurals it could be the same as with other interventions that do or don't have any ill effects on different nusing couples. I agree with Heathe that culture plays a major role in this. To compare: In some cultures it is not done to feed colostrum. Baby's are not put to breast up till 24 or even 48 hours post birth. And yet in cultures where this is the norm, breastfeeding will get off to a good start and plentifull milk in the first weeks and beyond. Whereas in our western cultures we tend to see big breastfeeding problems, like engorgement, mastitis and early and/or later production problems when breastfeeding does not start asap afte delivery. 
So when people expect breastfeeding to work it will work. Would that be a thesis that could turn out to be right?

Warmly greeting,
Gonneke, IBCLC, LLLL, MOM in southern Netherlands

heather <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Ah, Pam, I said 'we don't *necessarily* see breastfeeding problems'.

Scandinavian women have epidurals routinely - far more (from what I 
gather) than mothers in the UK.

But there is a lot more bf in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland!

			
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