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Hi My Girlfriend Is Over 8 Months Pregnant And Wants

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2020

Question: Hi my girlfriend is over 8 months pregnant and wants to know does ghb interfere with epideral or c section anesthesia? And does it leak into breast milk and does it affect the baby if u used it throughout the whole pregnancy..

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it will affect.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for trusting us about your healthcare.
I have gone through your history and understood your concern
GHB should not be use during pregnancy and it may affect your baby also and secrete in milk.
It may cause more sleepiness during surgery if use along with epidural anaesthetic
Hope you find it useful,feel free to ask more information.
Good luck
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Richa Agarwal (15 hours later)

How does ghb affect the baby... And is it possible that the baby will be born addicted to ghb as well

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Explain below

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Sorry for the delay in my response.
If you are taking it, if may cause premature child birth, low birth weight and still birth baby.
It may affect your child mental development in later part of life.
Yes baby may born with addiction of the drug.
Hope found useful
Good luck
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T