title: [Eating during labour: is it of any benefit?].
abstract: Fasting during labour is questioned in France despite the historical recommendations by Curtis Mendelson. Solid food diet increases maternal nausea and vomiting of non digested food associated with a theoretical risk of severe aspiration syndrome. Clear fluids may improve the comfort of some parturients but it remains uncertain whether or not the obstetric consequences (i.e. duration of labour, Caesarean section rate) of carbohydrate supplementation are beneficial.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Chirurgicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Avenue Molière, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67098 Strasbourg Cedex, France. Pierre.Diemunsch@chru-strasbourg.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diemunsch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haliska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szczot
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noudem
mesh_terms: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004326:Drinking / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology*; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates