The traditional practice of restricting food and fluids during labour does not provide any benefits, finds a new review co-authored by a Queen’s University Associate Professor.
“Based on our review, there is no convincing and current evidence to support restriction of fluids, and perhaps food, for women during labour. Women should be able to choose for [...]
You receive an emergency call. A female has collapsed in the street. You arrive outside the nightclub to find a young female slumped against a wall. There is no other bystander in the area and the caller has left the scene. As you approach the patient you notice she is singing in a slurred fashion. [...]