Does anesthesia choice affect breast milk? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT06811714

Summary

This study aimed to understand if the type of anesthesia used during a cesarean section affects certain stress markers in a mother's breast milk. Researchers compared two common methods—general anesthesia and regional anesthesia (like an epidural)—by collecting small milk samples from 140 women six hours after surgery. The goal was to gather new information to help doctors and mothers make informed decisions, not to provide a treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duzce University

    Düzce, Düzce, 81010, Turkey (Türkiye)

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