RE: [ozmidwifery] post- c/s nuitrition

[Wayne and Cas]

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When I had my second c-birth they tried to give me some food right after and I just threw it up. It was quite a few hours before I could digest anything other than a little 7-up. Interesting article though.

 

Cheers,

 

Cas.

 

Cas, Wayne, Liam and Daniel McCullough

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jen Semple
Sent: Monday, 12 April 2004 6:38 PM
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Subject: [ozmidwifery] post- c/s nuitrition

Look what I found on the Cochrane Consumer website http://www.informedhealthonline.org//item.aspx?review=003516

The medical tradition of withholding food and drink after surgery generally came into practice without proof of benefit, and there is a lot of variety in practice. Some practitioners and hospitals let women have food and fluid within a few hours of a caesarean section, while others do not allow anything for 24 hours or more. Yet, nutrition may be important for recovery and wound healing. A Cochrane review found that there is not enough evidence about the effects of different policies on food and drink after caesarean section. However, early food and drink has not been shown to have any disadvantage - and may even speed recovery. Most of the significant differences found in the trials favoured early food and drink. More research is needed to exclude the possibility of rare adverse effects of early access to food and fluids, and to see what impact these policies have on women's satisfaction, fatigue and breastfeeding. Above summary by Informed Health Online
Published: Thursday, 5 February 2004

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