Re: [ozmidwifery] Urgent: Need Info on Eating In Labour Policies

[Lieve Huybrechts]

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Urgent: Need Info on Eating In Labour Policies

You could  contact Michel Odent at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] . He did some talks about eating in labour. Prevent the mother from eating gives adrenalines that counteract with oxytocine and endorfines and causes so prolonged labour.

greetings
Lieve

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From: ljg
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Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:13 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Urgent: Need Info on Eating In Labour Policies

> Hi all
> Need some information from hospital based midwives re: your unit’s
> policies in regards to women eating in labour. Need this info by
> Wednesday – our anaesthetic department have taken it upon themselves
> to direct midwives to keep women who have epidurals NBM, and I’m sure
> there will be further in regards to women who don’t have epidurals.
> If you could email me off list with what you policy says and where
> you are from I would greatly appreciate it! Ahh the battle goes
> on!!!!!!       
> Lisa g
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]