When can nursing mothers resume breastfeeding after surgery?
Posted by Clark Venable on 4/23/2005
When can nursing mothers resume breastfeeding after surgery?:
" the very small amount of propofol eliminated in breast milk within the first 24 hours after induction of anesthesia represents such minimal infant exposure to the drug that it provides insufficient justification for interruption of breastfeeding, Avram said. "
Studies are under way by the same group for other commonly used drugs. My advice to nursing patients is to pump and discard once, then resume normal breast feeding.
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