Food intake during labor Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
All patients were allowed to consume water or clear fluids before entering the labor room and having epidural anesthesia. After signing an informed consent, patients were randomized for oral food inta
Sponsors
Meir Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Singleton, term gestation (=37 weeks) during the end of the latent phase of the early second phase of labor, based on regular painful contractions and cervical examination. To decrease the risk of general anesthesia, which is a known risk factor for aspiration, the researchers recruited patients after receipt of epidural anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Women with pregestational or gestational diabetes 2. Multiple gestations 3. Non-reassuring fetal heart rate prior to randomization
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A composite outcome of complications attributed to eating during labor and delivery. The researchers included emergent cesarean section, assisted vaginal deliveries and other indications for interventions that might need a general anesthesia with a potential risk of aspiration and chemical pneumonia such as uterine revision or manual lysis of retained placenta and advanced vaginal lacerations, general anesthesia, postpartum fever, aspiration and prolonged postpartum hospitalization of 5 days and more attributed to complications of aspiration measured using patient records at the end of the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxytocin augmentation during labor, second stage duration, need for analgesia, emergent cesarean section, early maternal and neonatal outcomes, aspiration and chemical requirements measured using patient records at the end of the study. | — |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Public ContactGil Shechter Maor
Outcome results
None listed