Childbirth, Making It Easy

For childbirth, several courses of action were recommended well in advance of the actual labor to ease childbirth. Once old piece of advice was that raspberry tea should be taken when women were about six months pregnant. This was thought to prevent miscarriage and increase the milk supply. Another suggestion was that pregnant women during pregnancy should take linseed tea with added honey.

During labor, clove oil was sometimes used as a massage oil to increase the strength of the contractions. Marigold was also thought to strengthen contractions, as was myrrh. Parsley was thought to be helpful to get the uterus back to normal after childbirth, although, since it was thought to stimulate the muscles of the uterus, pregnant women were advised to avoid it during pregnancy. Chamomile was used as relaxant during childbirth.

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