Do Labor Medications Affect Breastfeeding?

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-137

  Walker, Marsha ^a,b,c  

^a Lactation Associates   (United States)

^b Natl Alliance Breastfeeding A   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Epidural analgesia; Labor analgesia; Neurobehavior

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031157941     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033449701300214     Document Type: Review

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