[ozmidwifery] Quick recovery

[Mary Murphy]

From Midwifery Today: The Art of Midwifery A postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) can be most frightening, but can be avoided for following pregnancies. Blue cohosh and capsicum, taken together daily, can help strengthen the uterus. I also use another treatment, what I call a "Bloody Shame": Cut into small pieces 2 oz. raw liver, preferably calf's liver, place in a blender with 6 oz. of tomato or V8 juice. Add juice of 1/2 lemon and dash of Worcestershire sauce or steak sauce. Have the mom drink this twice weekly. It is a natural blood builder, it replenishes nutrients lost in a PPH, and it is a natural blood transfusion through the intestines. If the thought of raw liver is abhorrent, another blood builder�not as effective, but an acceptable substitute�is 4 oz. pure grape juice, 4 oz. coconut milk. Mix together and drink three times per week. I know this works! For example, four other midwives and I were present at a birth as observer when the birth mother went into PPH. Her blood pressure (BP) dropped to 60/40. She refused an IV because it was against her religious belief. I ran into the kitchen and made up a Bloody Shame. She drank it, and ten minutes later her BP was 115/70. We gave her another Bloody Shame an hour later and one a day during the next week. She recuperated swiftly. � Joan Dolan, Midwifery Today Forums