Early Maternal Feeding Following Caesarean Delivery: A Prospective Randomized Study

Early versus Late Oral Feeding on the Recovery of Normal Bowel Functions After Caesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Study

“…In addition, EF increased maternal satisfaction. Previous studies also support the advisability of EF, with a variety of benefits identified including the time to passing flatus, [6,14,15,[17][18][19], time to return of bowel sound, time to passing stool, [7,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], and time to bowel movement . This trial finding confirm that EF increases bowel sound the morning after surgery.…”

“…Current LSCS procedures are less complicated and involve shorter hospital stays than in the past [5], although several postoperative complications such as ileus (9.3%), nausea (4.6%) and vomiting (2.4%), can occur [6,7]. Reviews of the literature reveal that early oral feeding (EF) can minimize protein depletion or destruction in the body, aid healing of the surgical wound, improve mental-state, reduce sensation of thirst and hunger, and reduce post-operative pain [11][12][13][14]. Other benefits of EF include improved recovery of bowel function, decreased time to lactation, decreased abdominal bloating, decreased time to pass flatus or stool, reduced number of used intravenous bags, reduced time for removal of urine catheter, shortened time to ambulation and discharge, and lastly, improved overall satisfaction with the surgery [6,7,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

Early Postpartum Breast‐Feeding Outcomes and Breast‐Feeding Self‐Efficacy in Turkish Mothers Undergoing Vaginal Birth or Cesarean Birth With Different Types of Anesthesia

“…They also reported that mothers who had cesareans needed more care. Similarly, in many studies worldwide (Bar, Sheiner, Lezerovizt, Lazer, & Hallak, ; Dennis, ), low breast‐feeding success has been reported after cesarean delivery, especially in the early postpartum period. Although this study showed that mothers who had different delivery modes experienced different rates of breast‐feeding problems, the fact that they had similar breast‐feeding self‐efficacy scores may be due to more intensive breast‐feeding efforts in Turkish women.…”