For Release: August 21, 2009
* Recommendations Relax on Liquid Intake during Labor *
*Washington, DC* — Women in labor may be allowed to quench their thirst
with more than just the standard allowance of ice chips, according to a new
Committee Opinion released today from The American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG) and published in the September issue of *Obstetrics
& Gynecology*. Although the guidelines on prohibiting solid food while in
labor or before scheduled cesarean surgery remain the same, ACOG says that
women with uncomplicated labor, as well as uncomplicated patients undergoing
a planned cesarean, may drink modest amounts of clear liquids during labor
if they wish….
