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They don't let you eat, either, while you're in labor (although, I wonder if they relax this, when labor extends this long?) I was in labor for 32 hours and didn't get to eat the whole time.  Towards the end, they take away water too.
gpt
Some hospitals are getting more relaxed about this. When I had my first kid (~24 hour labor), the hospital didn't let me eat but I was allowed juice to keep my blood sugar up. When I had my second kid, I didn't know I was in labor until my contractions were too severe to finish a sentence (about 2.5 minutes apart) so I had pizza and ice cream right before that.


My friend gave birth in January 2020 and the hospital allowed her to eat bland food (bananas, crackers, broth, and ice pops) if she felt up to it.