New Zealand Anaesthesia

Episode 16 - Supporting breastfeeding parents during the perioperative period

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This episode’s guest Dr Heather Johnston, a lactation consultant and breastfeeding medicine doctor, joins the show for a kōrero about ways anaesthetists and clinicians can help support a breastfeeding parent during the perioperative period.

Resources mentioned in this episode

  • e-lactancia: Is it compatible with breastfeeding? Check the compatibility of Breastfeeding with 38,699 terms
  • ASA Publications: Anaesthesiology. Anesthesia & Breastfeeding: More Often Than Not, They Are Compatible
  • American Society of Anaesthesiologists: Statement on Resuming Breastfeeding after Anesthesia
  • ANZCA: PG07 Guideline on pre-anaesthesia consultation and patient preparation. Appendix 2 Effect of anaesthesia on breastfeeding (PDF)
  • Anaesthesia & sedation for breastfeeding parents: For clinicians.
  • Association of anaesthetists: Guideline on anaesthesia and sedation in breastfeeding women 2020
  • App: Infantrisk HCP by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. (Apple store) (Google store)
  • Bfedmed: ABM Clinical Protocol #35: Supporting breastfeeding during maternal or child hospitalization (PDF)
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