Increasing the infusion rate of nonadditive intravenous fluids can increase fetal oxygenation primarily by:

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Filling the mother's vascular system makes more blood available to perfuse the placenta and may correct hypotension. Increasing fluid volume may alter the maternal temperature only if she is dehydrated. Most IV fluids for laboring women are isotonic and do not add extra glucose. Oxygen-carrying capacity is increased by adding more red blood cells.

Increasing the Infusion Rate of Nonadditive Intravenous Fluids Can Increase