Eating in labour. A randomised controlled trial assessing the risks and benefits

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-334

  Scrutton, M J L ^a   Metcalfe, G A ^a   Lowy, C ^a   Seed, P T ^b   O'Sullivan, G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; gastric emptying; Metabolism; nutrition; Pregnancy; labour

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KETOACIDOSIS; LABOR; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH VOLUME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VOMITING;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; HUMANS; INSULIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0032891434     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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