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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