EFFECT OF ZAM ZAM WATER INTAKE DURING LABOR ON MATERNAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOME: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Management of the oral intake of parturient seeks to provide adequate hydration and nutrition while maintaining safety for mother and baby. How to achieve this balance remains a controversial subject (Parsons, 2001).This study aimed to identify the effect of Zam Zam water intake during labor on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: This study was conducted at the birth centre in Abha general teaching hospital- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sample: A total of 250 nulliparous women that attended labor and delivery rooms. The inclusion criteria were women in labor, age between 20-35 years old, in latent phase (from tip of the finger up to 3 cm cervical dilatation), at term (37 or more), with a singleton cephalic presenting fetus and free from any medical or obstetric disorders. Procedure: Women in the study group were advised to consume regular amounts of Zam Zam water of total 700 cc. and no other oral ingestion was permitted. The laboring woman received 600 cc. throughout the latent phase, started from admission and after the baseline assessment. The laboring woman received this amount three times, 200 cc every hour. While early in active acceleration phase (from 4-7 cm cervical dilatation), she received 100 cc of Zam Zam water in form of ice chips. Oral intake stopped when the active deceleration phase has been started (from 8-10cm cervical dilatation). Results:Mothers in the study group (Zam Zam water) had better and faster labor progress than those in the control group (plain water). In addition, by the end of labor, plasma β-hydroxybutyrate was significantly increased and plasma glucose significantly decreased in the plain water group. There was a significant statistical differences related to the umbilical artery PH in favors of Zam Zam water. Conclusion: Zam Zam water may provide safer alternative nutritional strategy to solids in labor.
Authors and Affiliations
Rania Ghani
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP151029
- DOI -
- Views 110
- Downloads 0
FISCAL POLICY FOR GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN PAKISTAN
This study examines the long run relationship between fiscal policy and unemployment for the country like Pakistan. The Johansen co-integration approach has been used to inspect the relationship between the fiscal variab...
AN ANALYSIS OF LAND CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPABILITIES IN KUSAMBI SUB-WATERSHED OF BATULICIN WATERSHED IN TANAH BUMBU REGENCY SOUTH KALIMANTAN
The objective of this research was to find out the land characteristics and capabilities for the land stewardship in Kusambi sub-watershed. The characteristics of land unit were obtained from a field survey and a soil an...
Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Learning Strategies of Undergraduate Students
The study aims to see the extent of relationship between the emotional. intelligence and learning. strategies of undergraduate students in public sector universities of Rawalpindi. It is based on co-relational research....
Traversing Cultures: Towards an Interposing World Myth
This paper examines the correlation between African, American Indian and Judeo-Christian myths, with the intention of answering the perplexing questions whether there is a possibility of an interposing world myth. The p...
The Influence of Trade Unions on the Welfare of Production Workers in East Java
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of trade unions on the welfare of production workers in East Java. In this study as the independent variable is the trade union and the dependent variable is the w...