Giving birth is a natural process. Some faulty or unnecessary practices during this process may spoil the naturalness of birth and cause ketosen, ketosen associated with prolonged labor, dehydration, assisted delivery and postpartum hemorrhage to develop in the mother and hipogilise, hpyponetremia and some complications in the fetus. To ensure a natural birth and to let it proceed in a healthy process, it is necessary that health services are standardized in line with results from evidence based practices. Many countries follow different policies in the meeting of the energy needed by women while giving birth. While oral nutrition is not limited during birth in America, Canada, England and various centers in several European countries, Ours country restrict oral nutrition and women’s energy need is met via parenteral nutrition. This paper evaluates the prevalent restriction in the oral administration of liquids and food in our country in terms of the mother and the baby and inspect evidence based practices in this issue as well as the nourishment requirements of women during child birth. In addition, it aims to raise awareness in support and care providers to women and guide the practices.
Keywords: labor, eating; drinking; parenteral feeding; evidence-based medicine