Curb walking in pregnancy

“Natural” ways to indice labor ✔️Exercise
➡️The basis of this recommendation is that gravity may help bring the baby into the pelvis and trigger labor.
➡️No research studies have examined various forms of exercise for inducing labor.
✔️Eating spicy foods
➡️There is no evidence that eating spicey foods will induce labor.
➡️It may cause increased intestinal motility and GI distress, which can cause uterine cramping and even dehydration if diarrhea ensues. ✔️Eating pineapple
➡️Pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain, which is thought to ripen the cervix and cause contractions, and subsequently induce labor.
➡️Bromelain side effects include nausea, GI discomfort and diarrhea. ➡️There is limited research and results are inconclusive regarding consuming pineapple to induce labor. ✔️Eating dates
➡️A systematic review from 2020 looked at the effects of date palm fruit on labor outcomes.
•Date fruit consumption can reduce active phase of labor and improve the bishop score.
•Date fruit had no effects on the duration of first, second, and third stages of labor, and the frequency of cesarean section.
•Due to the low to mediate quality of the studies, other studies are needed to prove these results.
✔️Sex
➡️Semen contains prostaglandins, which can help ripen the cervix; female orgasm can cause uterine contractions.
➡️In a low-risk pregnancy, there has not been a proven association with sex and onset of labor at term. ✔️Castor oil is commonly found in Midwives Brew.
➡️Blogs and social media groups have also reported that Midwives Brew has an 85% success rate, but that data has not been formally reported in any academic resource. ➡️Some small studies have reported that the probability of labor initiation increases during the first 24 hours after using castor oil on subjects after 40 weeks’ gestation, while other studies have shown no difference. ➡️Castor oil can cause intestinal spasms, severe diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, and dehydration, which is not ideal in pregnancy.
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