Assessment of Different Regiments of Early Oral Feeding in Comparison to Delayed Feeding After Elective Uncomplicated Cesarean Section: A Randomized Control Trial | ||||
| Evidence Based Women's Health Journal | ||||
| Article 47, Volume 11, Issue 4, November 2021, Page 356-361 PDF (410.45 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ebwhj.2021.88273.1150 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Adel Atef  1; Rania Elsayed2; Akmal El-Mazny3; Sarah Mohamed4
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| 1Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Kasr Alainy | ||||
| 2Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Damietta General Hospital, Damietta, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | ||||
| 4Obstetrics and gynecology Kasr AlAini hospital Cairo Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aim: Starting oral feeding after caesarian section enhances bowel function return, patient's ambulation, and patient recovery. We aimed to evaluate effectiveness of two different approaches of early oral feeding following section on gastrointestinal function, and patient satisfaction. Materials and Methods: In this randomized control study, 300 pregnant women with elective uncomplicated cesarean section done from October 2019 to March 2020 at Cairo University teaching hospital with were randomly allocated into three feeding groups. Results: Significant differences were noticed in patients’ satisfaction and time interval to return of gastrointestinal function, ambulation, regular diet, and hospital stay between the three groups and between the two groups of early feeding (P value < 0.05 for all) with highest satisfaction and shortest intervals noticed at introducing soft foods early irrespective of return of intestinal sounds (The first early feeding group). Non-significant differences noted concerning postoperative complications between the three groups or between the two groups of early feeding apart from vomiting found to be higher in the early feeding groups, but the cases were mild and easily treatable. Conclusion: Early oral feeding reduces the time needed for normal bowel function return and increases satisfaction of the patients with no detrimental significant effects on the gastrointestinal complication. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Cesarean; early feeding; gastrointestinal symptoms; satisfaction | ||||
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