PMC:2675008 / 32905-33489 JSONTXT

{"project":"2_test","denotations":[{"id":"19175600-11120525-7908431","span":{"begin":115,"end":116},"obj":"11120525"},{"id":"19175600-16542657-7908432","span":{"begin":117,"end":118},"obj":"16542657"},{"id":"19175600-17215704-7908433","span":{"begin":299,"end":300},"obj":"17215704"},{"id":"19175600-12376390-7908434","span":{"begin":405,"end":407},"obj":"12376390"},{"id":"19175600-14071843-7908435","span":{"begin":582,"end":584},"obj":"14071843"}],"text":"One reason might be that studies in obstetric literature indicate that higher fluid volumes improve labour outcome.7,8 In addition, midwives focus their attention on caloric requirements believed to be greatly increased during labour, and consequently, encourage oral or intravenous energy supplies.9 Moreover, women are informed through media that high volumes of fluids are essential to preserve health.10 Tolerance to a water load is, however, diminished during labour; therefore, even moderate fluid volumes may cause hyponatraemia, as experienced by several women in our study.17"}