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Review
. 2011 Apr;43(1):45-9.
doi: 10.5152/eajm.2011.09.

Epidural analgesia and lactation

Mert Akbas  1 , A Baris Akcan  2
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Review

Epidural analgesia and lactation

Mert Akbas et al. Eurasian J Med. 2011 Apr.

Abstract
in English, Turkish

Present-day mothers have an increased desire to breastfeed, but this desire has increased in parallel with the increased use of epidural analgesia during labor. Epidural anesthesia requires a high level of technical proficiency to avoid serious complications and should always be performed by a trained anesthetist using a strict aseptic technique to reduce the risk of infection. There is currently no consensus regarding the relationship between breastfeeding and epidural analgesia during labor. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the effect of epidural analgesia on breastfeeding.

Günümüzde annelerin bebeklerini anne sütüyle besleme istekleri giderek artmaktadır. Fakat aynı zamanda doğum eylemi sırasında epidural analjezi kullanımı da artmaktadır. Epidural anestezi uygulamaları ciddi komplikasyonlardan kaçınabilmek için yüksek teknik yeterlilik gerektirir, enfeksiyon riskinden kaçınmak için mutlak aseptik tekniklere dikkat ederek deneyimli bir anestezist tarafından uygulanmalıdır. Doğumda epidural analjezi kullanımı ve emzirme konusunda ortak bir görüş yoktur. Bu derlemenin amacı epidural analjezinin emzirme üzerine etkisini değerlendirmektir.

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Epidural analgesia; Labor.

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