More Evidence Against Epidurals

I think of Forbes.com as business news, but they reported today on a new study linking epidural anesthetic during labor to later problems with breastfeeding.

The author of the latest study said that the effect on breastfeeding should be considered an adverse drug reaction. From the article:

Women who receive an epidural during childbirth are more likely to have breast-feeding problems in the first week and to stop breast-feeding before the end of six months than women who don't receive an epidural, an Australian study says.