EBB 235 - Evidence on IV Fluids with Dr. Rebecca Dekker

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, hosted by Evidence Based Birth® founder, Dr. Rebecca Dekker, we talk about four major topics related to updated research evidence on IV Fluids: 1) research on how IV Fluids can affect the length of labor, 2) research on how IV Fluids can impact breast/chest/body feeding, 3) the relationship between fluids, newborn weight, and blood sugar levels, and 4) finally, review the current recommendations surrounding IV use in labor.

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As a content note, this episode includes a discussion of newborn weight drop, newborn feeding struggles, and Cesareans.

The current episode is taught by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN (she/her). Dr. Dekker is a nurse with her PhD, who is the founder and CEO of EBB.

Content warning: Cesarean, breastfeeding/chestfeeding struggles, infant weight drop

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk about the evidence on
0:04.3	ivy fluids during labor.
0:06.4	Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth.
0:18.0	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and
0:24.1	professionals around the world. As a reminder this information is not medical
0:28.9	advice. See EBbirth.. Disclaimer for more details.
0:36.0	Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode of the Evidence
0:39.4	Based Birth Podcast. My name is Dr. Rebecca Decker,
0:42.9	pronouns she her, and I will be your teacher for today's episode.
0:46.5	Before we get started, I want to remind everyone of some exciting news,
0:50.1	and that is we are reopening applications for the evidence-based birth
0:54.0	instructor program next week. Applications open on Wednesday, August 24th to the
1:00.2	general public and will remain open for just three weeks.
1:04.0	You can learn more about eligibility criteria, the benefits of being an EBB instructor,
1:08.4	the classes you could teach, and how you can apply by watching our free Q&A webinar on August 24th
1:15.2	where we'll talk all about the instructor program.
1:17.8	If you can't watch the webinar live,
1:19.2	you are welcome to watch the recording.
1:21.5	Go to EvidenceSpaceBirth.com slash instructor
1:24.9	to learn more about becoming an EBB instructor
1:27.8	and to get your invitation to the webinar Q&A.
1:31.2	Today I'm excited to bring some brand new evidence-based information to you.
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