Why the study?
Does chewing sugar-free gum reduce ileus and accelerate bowel motility in nulliparous women after cesarean section?
Does chewing sugar-free gum reduce ileus and accelerate bowel motility in nulliparous women after cesarean section?
Chewing sugar-free gum is a useful, inexpensive, and well-tolerated method to accelerate bowel motility after cesarean section.
Supports gum chewing in post-cesarean protocols; extends RCT evidence for ileus prevention to nulliparous women.
The study results demonstrated that bowel motility after cesarean section in nulliparous women can be accelerated by gum chewing which is a useful, inexpensive and well-tolerated method for mothers in post-cesarean section.
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