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Archive Home > 2010 > January > 29 > Food, drink while in labor may not be bad

Food, drink while in labor may not be bad

By Roni Caryn Rabin / The Bulletin
January 29, 2010

Maternity wards have long forbidden women in labor to eat or drink. Even when labor goes on and on, the bill of fare is usually limited to ice chips.

Now, a systematic review of existing studies has found no evidence that the restrictions have any benefit for most healthy women and their....

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