I believe Joy's article(s) included directions for nursing staffs to replicate the study on correlating maternal IV intake before birth with infant urinary output and daily weights/weight losses in their own institutions.


IV fluid itself IS a medication.


Something else to consider, even beyond IV fluid:


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8930795

J Matern Fetal Med. 1996 Sep-Oct;5(5):245-55.
Human placental transport of oxytocin.
Malek A, Blann E, Mattison DR.

Han JS, Yoshitaka M, Knepper MA, Dual actions of vasopressin and oxytocin in regulation of water permeability in terminal collecting duct, Am J Physiol, July 1993, Vol 265, Number 1, F 26-34


Hats off to those who continue to formally research in this field!

K. Jean Cotterman RNC-E, IBCLC
WIC Volunteer LC     Dayton OH 

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