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Does the administration of epidural anesthesia influence breastfeeding duration or exclusivity?

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Does the administration of epidural anesthesia influence breastfeeding duration or exclusivity?

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–> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 204155 Does the administration of epidural anesthesia influence breastfeeding duration or exclusivity? Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 1:30 PM Ann M. Dozier, RN, PhD , Community and Preventive Medicine/Social and Behavioral Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY Cindy R. Howard, MD, MPH , Pediatrics, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY Cynthia K. Childs, MFA, MPH , Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY Elizabeth A. Brownell, MA , Dept of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY Multimedia recording Background: Anecdotal evidence suggests that epidural anesthesia (EA) has a detrimental effect on breastfeeding (BF) but research is limited and has not consistently established any correlation between epidural use and BF duration or exclusivity. Methods: Secondary analyses used data from a prospective cohort study of 842 BF women with uncomplicated, singleton term deliveries (rec