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Re: Caster Oil to Induce Labor?

From: chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:37:29 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 14 Sep 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Has anyone ever heard of using Caster Oil to induce labor? A midwife told a
>friend of mine to drink 4 oz. of caster oil to induce labor and when she did
>(it was her 4th child by the way) she went into hard labor within 2 hours and
>delivered within 3 hours. Is this a dangerous and unwise thing to consider
>doing? My sister who is due on the 21st of Sept. heard this and is
>considering it. She has had two c-sections and really wants to have a VBAC
>for this one. Any advise would be appreciated.
>Amanda

My mother-in-law did that in 1953 to give birth to my husband. It brought on the labor all right but made her sick as a dog and she said NEVER AGAIN.

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chris

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