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C-section moms satisfied with early return to normal diet.(Obstetrics)
EDMONTON, ALTA. -- Patients offered a regular diet within 6 hours after undergoing cesarean deliveries were more satisfied with their hospital stays than were those offered nothing by mouth but ice chips, followed by clear liquids, for the first 12-24 postsurgical hours in a randomized trial comparing the two approaches.
Early feeding after any type of surgery is controversial, and standard practice is usually to withhold solid foods for some period of time. However, some research suggests that an early return to a standard diet may produce some patient benefits, including reducing protein store depletion and enhancing wound healing.
When it comes to feeding policies after cesarean deliveries, "the recommendations are all over the place." Emmanuel Bujold, M.D., a coinvestigator associated with the study conducted at Hopital Ste-Justine at the University of Montreal, said at the annual meeting of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.
A study was undertaken in which 120 patients who had cesarean deliveries were randomly assigned to begin receiving a regular diet 6 hours after surgery or to follow traditional dietary orders; that is, receiving ice chips initially, followed by clear liquids on postoperative day 1 and solid food on days 2 and 3 postoperatively.
The patients in both groups were similar in terms of age, gestational age, ...
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