No I don't think we should limit the amount they drink but I don't think we should encourage excessive fluid intake, perhaps just to make sure they are not thirsty is a good idea. Christine
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tania Smallwood Sent: 10 October 2006 16:22 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Fluids in labour I transferred a woman in from home and I think that's the woman you're talking about Suzi, (small world) and yes, we didn't think anything was out of the ordinary with her fluid intake, but her baby was very flat with a low sodium level...I think they decided it was some kind of strange and self limiting endocrine disorder, but I couldn't be 100% sure of what it was... I think we need to keep in mind what athletes would be drinking to replace fluids during a 24 hour period, and remember that while women are labouring and also resting, they are sometimes sweating and labouring in water, and so we should surely be encouraging them to drink to quell their thirst. Surely we shouldn't be trying to limit the amount women drink, given that most women find it hard to tolerate anything much in established labour...I don't recall this woman drinking to excess, and I've certainly been at much longer labours where a flat baby hasn't been the outcome. Tania x -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/469 - Release Date: 9/10/2006 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
