An excellent home remedy to accelerate childbirth, widely used and with scientific evidence, is raspberry leaf tea, as it has properties that help to tone and prepare the muscles of the uterus for delivery, thus helping the work progress. at a good pace and not so painful.
Several studies indicate that while the substances in the raspberry leaf do not affect the early stage of delivery, they seem to facilitate the last part of the uterus’s contraction and the baby’s exit, reducing the risk of complications at birth, reducing the need. use instruments such as tweezers or suction cups.
- Raspberry leaf tea can be taken in the third trimester of gestation.
- Starting at 32 weeks.
- But should still be made under the supervision and advice of the obstetrician.
Raspberry tea should be made with raspberry leaves as they contain different fruit substances.
Ingredients
Add raspberry leaves to boiling water, cover and let stand for up to 10 minutes. Then filter, soften with honey to taste and first drink 1 cup of tea a day, gradually increasing to 3 cups of tea per day.
Alternatively to tea, you can also take raspberry leaf capsules, at the dose of 2 capsules, 1.2 g, per day, and as directed by an obstetrician or herbalist.
In all studies, raspberry leaves have not caused any side effects in pregnant women or infants, as they are considered safe during pregnancy, provided a doctor is consulted.
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Raspberry leaf tea should not be taken in cases where:
If the pregnant woman experiences Braxton Hicks contractions after drinking tea, she should decrease the amount or stop taking it.
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