Until now, it was believed that there is before delivery, andespecially in the process, not worth it. Whether it is a little, suddenly complications, кесарево, - such things it is better to do on an empty stomach yet. Otherwise, it is likely that under anesthesia, a woman will have an attack of suffocation or vomiting will open. In general, the maximum that you can afford is to suck a piece of ice, if you really want to drink. But now doctors are ready to change their opinions to the contrary. According to the results of the last study, it turned out that women who eat during childbirth give birth faster.
Photo:GettyImagesScientists from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, USA, observed the labor of almost four thousand women. They selected only those who were expecting the birth of one child - no multiple births. They also paid attention to the fact that the pregnancy was uncomplicated, and the likelihood of a cesarean section was minimal. Some of them were given a little food and water. Others - only ice. And it turned out that those women who were given water and food gave birth faster and easier. Doctors believe that this is because these mothers' bodies maintained a normal water balance, and the carbohydrates they ate gave their muscles a boost of energy - including the uterus. Therefore, pushing was more energetic. However, if you consider that from the beginning of contractions to the moment the child is born, an average of 12-17 hours pass, then the birth was not much faster - only 16 minutes. And after, excuse me, enemas, you don't really want to eat at all. Not to mention that at that moment, when your whole body is shaking from the intensifying contractions, food is the last thing that comes to mind. Although... It's all individual. That's what the doctors say.
