Breast feeding and anaesthesia

Summary Anaesthetists require a good knowledge of the excretion of drugs in breast milk and the potential hazards to suckling infants of drug ingestion via breast milk. A brief account of the physiology of lactation is given. The mechanisms of drug passage into breast milk are discussed followed by...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 1993-07, Vol.48 (7), p.616-625
Main Authors: LEE, J. J., RUBIN, A. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthetics - pharmacokinetics
Anesthetics. Neuromuscular blocking agents
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Feeding
distribution
Female
Humans
Infant
Lactation - physiology
Medical sciences
Milk, Human - metabolism
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pregnancy
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Summary:Summary Anaesthetists require a good knowledge of the excretion of drugs in breast milk and the potential hazards to suckling infants of drug ingestion via breast milk. A brief account of the physiology of lactation is given. The mechanisms of drug passage into breast milk are discussed followed by a review of the excretion in breast milk of drugs used in anaesthetic practice. Suggestions for the management of anaesthesia in breast feeding mothers are offered.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb07130.x