> On 5 Dec 2018, at 15:01, Jenny Hall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hello Sheena
> This is one of those things that remains frustrating as the evidence has been around for so long and therefore there is little more that needs to be found out! I am assuming you do mean for women who are experiencing normal labour?  The Cochrane guidance is here : https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003930.pub3/full
>
> And of course it is in the NICE guidelines:
> Inform the woman that she may drink during established labour and that isotonic drinks may be more beneficial than water. [2007]
>
> 1.7.7 Inform the woman that she may eat a light diet in established labour unless she has received opioids or she develops risk factors that make a general anaesthetic more likely. [2007]
>
> However it should be her choice....
>
> Best wishes
> Jenny
>
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> Subject: Eating in Labour
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> Dear friends
>
> I have just heard of a maternity unit in Northern Ireland which doesn’t ‘allow’ women to eat in labour.
>
> Does anyone have current evidence on the topic please?
>
> Very best wishes
>
> Sheena
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