Gave birth in 1972 in New York City and my baby was NPO for the first 24 hours. 
Laura Monin

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> On Jul 25, 2018, at 4:37 PM, Jacqueline Levine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> The -"6-hour must eat"- is just as arbitrary as the time when hospitals were
> not feeding newborns for the first 24 hours.I haven't looked that one up
> lately, but I remember reading about it in some historical context in the in
> the US in the '50s? '60s?  Anyone remember hearing about it, reading about
> it?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jackie Levine  
> 
> 
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