Women in labor can ditch ice chips, drink protein shake instead
Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Women in labor can enjoy a chocolate or vanilla protein shake during labor rather than being relegated to the tedium of ice chips, according to a study. Mothers who drank a protein drink during childbirth reported higher satisfaction rates, although nausea and vomiting rates were the same as for mothers who were only given ice chips.