Breastfeeding and epidural analgesia during labour

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-329

  Devroe, Sarah ^a   De Coster, Johan ^a   Van Velde, Marc De ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Epidural analgesia; Fentanyl

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NORPETHIDINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LABOR; LACTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; NERVE BLOCK; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649547008     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32832a1d1b     Document Type: Review

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