Episode 16 - Supporting breastfeeding parents during the perioperative period

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)