Effect of oral carbohydrate intake on labor progress: Randomized controlled trial

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Rahmani, R ^a   Khakbazan, Z ^b   Yavari, P ^b   Granmayeh, M ^b   Yavari, L ^c  

^a GONABAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Eating behavior; Labor; Oral carbohydrate intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870221814     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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