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Oral intake in labor: Trends in midwifery practice

✍ Scribed by The CNM Data Group; 1996

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1999
Weight: 57 KB
Volume: 44
Category: Article
ISSN: 0091-2182
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-2182(99)00002-6

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✦ Synopsis

Joint data collection by nine nurse-midwifery practices in the United States in 1996 permitted a description of oral intake in labor. Observational data are reported for healthy gravidas at term (n ϭ 3,338). The majority of women ingested only clear fluids in labor. Over one fourth consumed nonclear liquids or solid foods, and fasting was rare. Variations are reported for subgroups of women according to several demographic and clinical characteristics. Ingestion of nonclear liquids or solids was least common in hospital settings as compared with home births. ᭧ 1999 by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

The CNM Data Group, 1996 was composed of all certified nurse-midwives in nine clinical practice settings in the United States, who recorded data on their intrapartum patients during 1996. Coordination and oversight of data collection in each of these sites was a primary responsibility of the following individuals:

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