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Re: epidural and foodFrom: Jane Wines (jane.wines@telus.net)Wed Sep 13 08:57:17 2006
In the UK we fed women for as long as they wanted, epidural or no. Research shows that there is a higher rate of assisted delivery in starved women. In Canada where I am now most Docs stick to fluids in active labour, most midwives feed to womans need. Most women, not all, start to restrict themselves as labour gets more active, but I have had women eating between pushes! The only side effect has been that some women vomit at transition - but then they do that even on fluids alone. Never heard of any serious effects. If you starve women 8 hours before the epidural, they will be more likely to need one due to exhaustion and more likely to need instrumental delivery. I am astounded at how much power the anaesthetists have over here - I am sure the OB's called the shots more in the UK! Jane, RM
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