Eating, Drinking and Moving in labor – Not Harmful?

Guess what?  Eating, drinking and moving in labor promotes a more effective labor!  And there is a new study to support what we have known in the birth center setting for a while…

We predict the next study will evaluation the benefits of proper hydration while exercising.  Ha. Ha.

Here is the study citation and link if you’d like to read it!

Authors
Ciardulli A1, Saccone G, Anastasio H, Berghella V.
Author information
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, and the Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Citation
Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Feb 6. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001898. [Epub ahead of print]
CONCLUSION: Women with low-risk singleton pregnancies who were allowed to eat more freely during labor had a shorter duration of labor. A policy of less-restrictive food intake during labor did not influence other obstetric or neonatal outcomes nor did it increase the incidence of vomiting. Operative delivery rates were similar.