Here are some references about epidurals and BF.
Kindly
Françoise Railhet
Manager of the LLL France Medical Associates Program
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Do labor medications affect breastfeeding ? M Walker. JHL 1997 ;
13 : 131-137.

Sucking, swallowing and breathing : the effects of pethidine
epidurals. J Needs. Conference of Austr Lact Cons Ass,
Aug 1996. B Rev, May 1997, 40.

Pilot study investigating the effect of pethidine epidurals on
breastfeeding. A Smith. Conference of Austr Lact Cons Ass,
Aug 1996. B Rev, May 1997, 40.

Effects of routinely given pethidine during labour on infant’s developing
breastfeeding behaviour. Effects of dose-delivery
time interval and various concentrations of pethidine/norpethidine
in cord plasma. E Nissen, AM Widstrom, G Lilja et al. Acta
Paediatr 1997 ; 86 : 201-08. B Abs, May 1997.

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