Question

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

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy lactation summary

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Hyperbaric oxygen therapy does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy 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 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy usage in lactation

Procedimiento que utiliza una cámara presurizada con oxígeno en la que se introduce al paciente que precisa aumentar la cantidad de oxigeno en sangre.Indicada en intoxicaciones con monóxido de carbono (CO), enfermedad por descompresión de buceo, infecciones muy graves y embolia gaseosa (MedlinePlus 2016).Se ha utilizado en periodo neonatal (Sánchez 2013, Hsieh 1999), madres lactantes (Guler 2015) y en mastitis complicadas graves (Belokurov 1984). Es relativamente segura pero tiene riesgo de varias complicaciones (Sadri 2017, Cooper 2017, Hadanny 2016, Yamamoto 2015, Frawley 2013 y 2012):- Las derivadas del aumento de la presión: barotrauma ótico, sinusal, pulmonar e intestinal - Las derivadas del aumento de concentración de oxígeno: toxicidad neurológica, pulmonar y oftálmicaLas complicaciones son más frecuentes en niños (Cooper 2017, Hadanny 2016). Uso autorizado en lactantes y niños en los que esté indicado este tratamiento, intoxicación por CO por ejemplo (Macnow 2016). Para minimizar el barotrauma ótico del bebé y evitar las molestias que ocasiona, conviene que mame durante el procedimiento. Al ser un tratamiento no exento de riesgos, un lactante sano y menos si es muy pequeño o prematuro, no debe entrar en la cámara para acompañar a su madre, lactante o no. Sólo si el lactante tiene indicaciones médicas, debe sometérsele a oxigenoterapia hiperbárica.

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