Does General Anesthesia Affect Breastfeeding?
October 24, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding videos, health of the baby, health of the mother, medication
This question came up recently when one of my friends had an emergency appendectomy. Personally I have used this question as a way to weed out (bad) doctors — unless they give me the correct answer or say “I don’t know, but I’ll find out for you,” they’re history. For the expert answer to whether general anesthesia affects breastfeeding, watch this 24-second video clip.
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Hey – that’s so clear and well put! Thanks for posting it!
Ha! I was expecting this to relate to birthing under general anesthesia.