New approach to fasting during labour

A review of research indicates that women can safely eat and drink during labour if they are at a low risk of complications. It has long been recommended that women fast in case they need to be anaesthetised for treatment. Mandisa Singata of the East London Hospital Complex in East London, South Africa, reports in Cochrane Reviews that the review of five studies on a total of 3,130 women shows that there is no general requirement for fasting and that it would be better to look at preventing regurgitation during an operation, should one become necessary.

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