EBB 128 - Inducing Labor with Castor Oil and Dates

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this latest episode in our series on natural labor induction, I cover the evidence on using castor oil or eating date fruit to induce labor.

Can castor oil increase the chances of you going into labor? When is it most effective?

How many dates do you need to eat to reduce the length of pregnancy?

I’ll answer all these questions and more - and share the latest research on these methods!

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk about the evidence on
0:03.8	inducing labor with castor oil and eating date fruit.
0:08.0	Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my
0:16.5	PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families
0:25.6	and professionals around the world.
0:28.1	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:31.5	See EB-Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:37.0	All right, so let's talk about the evidence on using castor oil to induce labor as well as eating date fruit to induce labor or make labor
0:45.6	start a little bit earlier.
0:47.2	You may want to check out episode 125 when we covered several other methods of natural labor induction including acupuncture,
0:55.4	acupressure, shiatsu, and breast or nipple stimulation.
0:59.0	Today we're going to continue covering the evidence on natural induction methods. I just have a few
1:04.0	disclaimers. First, keep in mind that the research studies that I'm going to talk
1:08.2	about may not apply to higher risk people or people with additional medical or pregnancy complications.
1:15.0	Also, it's really important to discuss any plans you may have for natural induction with your
1:19.6	care provider so they can help you decide if the research evidence applies to your unique
1:24.8	situation. And with that let's get started. So let's start with Castor Oil.
1:29.8	Castor Oil is also known as Oleum Palme Christi. It's obtained from the seeds of the
1:35.6	Castor Bean plant. This plant is native to northeast Africa and the Middle East.
1:41.0	Reports dating back to ancient Egypt have suggested that people back then
1:45.3	used castor oil to stimulate labor. Castor oil is also a powerful laxative. In research studies,
1:51.8	it's often administered orally to laboratory rats to induce diarrhea
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