S2 EP5: Should you do these things for an easier labour? Raspberry leaf, dates, sex, spicy food & more!

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 5. In this episode I'm talking about all of those things people tell you to do at the end of pregnancy, from drinking raspberry leaf tea, to having sex to eating spicy food. I'm demystifying why we do these things, if there is any evidence that they can help and how/when.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Raspberry leaf-should it be recommended to pregnant women? click here

What’s the evidence for raspberry leaf tea? click here

Effect of Dates in Late Pregnancy on the Duration of Labor in Nulliparous Women: click here

The effect of late pregnancy consumption of date fruit on labour and delivery: click here

The association of sexual intercourse during pregnancy with labor onset: click here

Effect of coitus at term on length of gestation, induction of labor, and mode of delivery: click here

Date bark recipe (the one I mentioned in the episode is just in the book but here is a similar one!): click here

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