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Carbohydrate solution intake during labour just before the start of the second stage: a double-blind study on metabolic effects and clinical outcome

  1. H.C.J. Scheepers1,
  2. P.A. de Jong2,
  3. G.G.M. Essed3,
  4. H.H.H. Kanhai1

Article first published online: 13 SEP 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00277.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 111, Issue 12, pages 1382–1387, December 2004

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Scheepers, H.C.J., de Jong, P.A., Essed, G.G.M. and Kanhai, H.H.H. (2004), Carbohydrate solution intake during labour just before the start of the second stage: a double-blind study on metabolic effects and clinical outcome. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 111: 1382–1387. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00277.x

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  1. 1

    aLeiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

  2. 2

    bLeyenburg Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands

  3. 3

    cUniversity Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

*Dr H. C. J. Scheepers, Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.

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  2. Article first published online: 13 SEP 2004

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