Re: [ozmidwifery] Evening primrose oil

[Anne Clarke]

Dear Joanne,   The dose for evening primrose oil for overdue women as per Birth Centre Induction of Labour booklet!  Take Evening Primrose oil (gel-caps 500mg) orally 3 times per day and insert 2 in the vagina at   bedtime--you must stay laying down on your side or else the caps may fall out (only try this as long as the bag of waters is intact). It doesn't START labour, only prepares the cervix. You can buy Evening Primrose oil at just about any health food/vitamin/herbal type store or supermarket. You can start taking about    2 - 3 capsules orally daily at almost 38 weeks.