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Re: scuba diving??
From: Gina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:01:29 -0500 (CDT)
What about scuba diving during the breast feeding period?
At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote:
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>At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Robyn wrote:
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>>>Anyone know if it is safe to scuba dive while pregnant?
>>>I am fit and 36 y, 1st attempt and 1st pregnancy. Not that I know if I
>>>will even FEEL like scuba diving. I was just wondering, we have a
>>>vacation scheduled for mid May and I will be in the 1st trimester. thx!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Robyn
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>>Living in Tennessee, this question has not come up for me before, so all
>>that I can tell you is something I heard at a conference several years
>>ago, to whit, scuba diving is unsafe at any gestational age. That makes
>>intuitive sense, but I will confess that I do not have any supporting
>>data at my fingertips. Perhaps someone else has more information.
>>
>>--
>>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>>Clarksville, TN
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>Living in California and having a husband that dives, I DO know hte
>answer -- and the answer is NO! At any point in gestation, scuba diving
>is not save. The risks include those of high pressures at even fairly
>low depths, and of the "bends". Stick to snorkeling!
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>--
>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>S. Lake Tahoe, CA
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