title: The breastfeeding surgical patient.
abstract: In the United States, more than 10 million women are either pregnant or breastfeeding at any given time. Of the women currently pregnant, over 70% will initially choose to breastfeed. The needs of a breastfeeding surgical patient are unique and are best met by a supportive surgical team using evidenced-based practice. The outcomes of such care will have long-term effects on both the breastfeeding surgical patient and her infant. Evidenced-based practice resources for care of the breastfeeding surgical patient are scarce. This article applies available resources to the perioperative care of the breastfeeding surgical patient.
authors.affiliation: North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dumphy
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D012034:Refrigeration; D012449:Safety; D012944:Social Support; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D014481:United States