Hi Karen, This is taken from "Birthings' a Homebirth Access Sydney publication, the topic for this magazine was 'Natural Induction'.
'Evening Primrose Oil is a natural prostaglandin. The oil will assist in softening/ripen the cervical tissues and increase the flexibility of the pelvic ligaments, and will help the baby to deeply engage in the pelvis. It's also useful for softening scar tissue from abortions or IUD damage. You can take evening primrose oil, orally, in the last four weeks of your pregnancy. You should take three evening primrose oil capsules daily for the first week (36th week of gestation) and then one to two capsules a day for the last three weeks of pregnancy. In the last week you can insert 2 capsules into the vagina at bedtime as long as the bag of waters is intact'. I've also heard of midwives massaging the cervix with evening primrose oil but wouldn't know how often etc etc. Cheers Jo Hunter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred and Karen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:36 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Evening Primrose oil > Hi all, > > Just a query, can anyone tell me whether you have heard of evening primrose > oil being used vaginally to help bring on labour? > > If so, how much, how often etc etc??? > > Many thanks > Cheers > > Karen > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
