Ice chips only? Study questions restrictions on oral intake for women in labor
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

At most US maternity units, women in labor are put on nil per os (NPO) status-they`re not allowed to eat or drink anything, except ice chips. But new nursing research questions that policy, showing no increase in risks for women who are allowed to eat and drink during labor. The study appears in the March issue of the American Journal of Nursing.