EBB 134 - Natural Induction Series: Evening Primrose Oil

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I cover the evidence on evening primrose oil (EPO) for natural labor induction. This oil is extracted from the seed of the evening primrose plant, which grows wild in North America and some parts of Europe. It’s a rich source of omega six essential fatty acids, as well as other compounds which are thought to help ripen the cervix for labor.

I share the results of randomized control trials for administering EPO vaginally and taking it orally, as well as observational studies, a case report, and studies looking at EPO for cervcial ripening for non-pregnancy gynecological procedures.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk about evening
0:03.7	primrose oil for natural labor induction.
0:10.0	Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth.
0:18.0	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals
0:25.2	around the world.
0:26.8	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:30.2	See EBBirth.com Birth.com, Disclaimer, for more details.
0:36.0	Everyone, I am excited to welcome you to this episode of the Evidence-based Birth
0:41.0	Podcast.
0:42.0	In this episode, we're going to be featuring the evidence on another natural labor induction technique.
0:47.0	We've already covered the evidence on acupuncture and acupressure,
0:52.0	nipple stimulation, caster oil,
0:55.0	and eating date fruit in prior episodes of the podcast.
0:58.0	And today we're going to move on to the alphabet
1:00.0	and talk about evening promos oil or EPO for natural labor induction.
1:06.0	Evening promos oil is extracted from the seeds of the evening promos plant.
1:10.8	Evening promos plant is a plant with yellow flowers that grows wild in
1:14.4	North America and some parts of Europe. The oil from this plant is a rich source of
1:18.9	omega-6 essential fatty acids and it contains about 70% linoleic acid and 7 to 10
1:26.2	percent gamma linoleic acid. Gamma linoleic acid is thought to be the
1:31.0	active ingredient in EPO. It is a precursor of Prostaglandons E1 and E2, and these are Prostaglandons that help ripen the cervix and ready the cervix for labor.
1:42.4	So researchers have speculated that EPO's impact on
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