Glucose supplementation significantly reduces length of induced labor in childbirth
Monday, January 23, 2017 - 10:51
in Health & Medicine
Prolonged labor can be harmful to maternal and fetal health. Few medical interventions are known to shorten labor duration. Because muscle performance is known to be improved by glucose supplementation, the researchers tested whether adding glucose to the intravenous hydration solution women receive during labor could accelerate labor.