A 26 years old pregnant woman developed labor pain. She was in the first stage of labor. State the appropriate dietary advice for her. (Choose all that apply)

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Diet should be liquid and B. If operative intervention is a possibility, she should be kept on nothing by mouth
The first stage of labor starts from the onset of true labor pain and ends with full dilation of the cervix. In the first stage of labor, dietary advice is the following: 1) diet should be liquid; 2) food and oral fluids should be withheld in active labor; 3) if operative intervention is a possibility, patient should be kept on nothing by mouth; and 4) foods rich in protein and lipid should be avoided.

A 26 Years Old Pregnant Woman Developed Labor Pain