Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Preoperative Fasting? Is Preoperative Fasting safe for nursing mother and child? Does Preoperative Fasting extracts into breast milk? Does Preoperative Fasting has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Preoperative Fasting influence milk supply or can Preoperative Fasting decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Preoperative Fasting lactation summary

Preoperative Fasting is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Preoperative Fasting is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Preoperative Fasting is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Preoperative Fasting does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Preoperative Fasting safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Preoperative Fasting usage in lactation

Clear fluids (e.g. water, juices) and breast milk are digested in two to three hours. They do not interfere with acidity and amount of residual fluid appearing in the stomach after that period. Infants especially the younger ones are likely more relaxed when arriving to operating room if they have not been forced to fasting for a long period (Brady 2005, ABM 2012). However, the American Society of Anesthesia has stated that less than 4 hours period as a preoperative fasting period would not be advisable (ASA 2011).

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