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[0] Not allowed to eat or drink [1] 60%5 [2] Not supported by evidence [3] 
Research supports allowing women to eat and drink during labor.16 The risk of aspiration during an emergency surgical birth is less than being struck by lightning.17
Labor Day 2012: The State of Evidence-Based Maternity Care in the United States - Evidence Based Birth -