Epidurals during labor may adversely affect ability to breastfeed: NewsTarget.com

Women who have epidurals to relieve the pain associated with giving birth may have difficulty breastfeeding, according to a new Australian study.

Researchers from the University of Sydney examined 1,300 women who gave birth in 1997 and found that, of the 93 percent who breastfed their babies in the first week, those who had opted for epidurals were far more likely to have breastfeeding difficulties.

While three-quarters of the women who had no analgesia (painkillers) were breastfeeding their children at 24 weeks, only 53 percent of women who had received epidurals were breastfeeding at that time. Women who'd chosen epidurals during labor were also more likely to completely stop breastfeeding prior to six months than women who opted out of pain relief.

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