Re: scuba diving??

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> What about scuba diving during the breast feeding period?
>
> At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote:
> >
> >At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >>
> >>At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Robyn wrote:
> >>>
> >>>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
> >>>
> >>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
> >
> >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!
> >
> >--
> >M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
> >S. Lake Tahoe, CA
> >
> >Replies are for educational purposes only and do not construe a doctor-patient relationship; they do not take the place of a face-to-face consultation with your own doctor.
> >
> >PRIVATE E-MAILS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED! My daughter deserves some of my very limited free time!
> >
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