3 different post ceseraen secton feeding regmen are compared
300 women admitted to the labor and delivery unit in kasr Elainy teaching hospital, Following the decision to perform a cesarean section because of obstetric indications. The study involved only elective cesarean sections. The 300 patients participated in this work and will be randomly and equally divided into three groups: 1. Group A : It consists of 100 patients that will be allocated for early post-operative oral feeding receiving water and clear fluid approximately 2 hours after surgery, followed by soft food and regular diet 4 hours later irrespective to intestinal sounds, flatus or stool. 2. Group B : It consists of 100 patients that will be allocated for early Postoperative oral feeding receiving water and clear fluid approximately 2 hours after surgery till the return of intestinal sounds, then soft food and regular diet later on. 3. Group C : It consists of 100 patients that will receive no oral feeding till passage of flatus instead 2 to 3 Litres of intravenous fluid will be used for feeding. Water and fluid will be then offered, followed by soft foods and then a regular diet.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
300
post-operative oral feeding receiving water and clear fluid after surgery, followed by soft food and regular diet
duration minutes till return of bowel sound
hearing of intestinal sound
Time frame: time interval in minutes from the end of surgery till the return of intestinal sound
maternal satisfaction from time of initiation of oral feeding after caesarean section.
Assessment of patient satisfaction before discharge from hospital using visual analogue scale.
Time frame: before discharge from hospital (range of 24 hours)
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