
"Induction of Labor: Everything you need to know" - with Dr. Sara Kostant
Healthful Woman Podcast
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Having Clear Liquids for Induction
In our general practice, with some exceptions, is that when you're in the hospital, being induced, that you can definitly drink whatever clear liquids you want. The idea is that if you've been drinking, clears, the stomach is less full, and there's potentially less risk of aspiration than if you had ino full stomach and been eating the whole time. Different hospitals will have different guide lines. But the idea is that we want to avoid as much of a stomach as possible in case there was an emergency and a se section was necessary. If people are coffee drinkers, as you know, ye, bring some nice black coffee with you. Bcause the hospital coffees also
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