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. 2000 Mar;58(2):141-4.

Which women want food during labour?: results of an audit in a Scottish DGH

T S Armstrong  1 , I G Johnston
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Which women want food during labour?: results of an audit in a Scottish DGH

T S Armstrong et al. Health Bull (Edinb). 2000 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the proportion of women who would want to eat during labour and to identify any distinguishing characteristics of this group.

Design: Audit questionnaire, completed within 36 hours of delivery.

Subjects: One hundred and forty nine post-natal women, over a five-week period.

Results: A significant minority (30%) of women would wish to eat during labour. A quarter of these feel that eating would have significantly enhanced their satisfaction during the event. In addition, some of these women admitted to eating secretly during labour.

Conclusions: Clinicians involved in the care of pregnant women should be aware of the arguments for and against allowing food during labour, in order to help these women reach an informed decision.

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