After the due date, the baby has no intention of coming out. What should I do? A few days ago, a news that "eating castor oil scrambled eggs can induce labor" was popular on the Internet, which seemed to bring hope to expectant mothers. It is said that this method can help the delivery. Many authoritative obstetricians and gynecologists said that this method does have certain effect, but it is not safe, and there are risks such as uterine rupture and amniotic fluid embolism, so it is not recommended to be widely used.
Eating castor oil scrambled eggs for inducing labor is actually not new. Professor Cao Zeyi, former vice minister of the Ministry of Health and chairman of the Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Chinese Medical Association, said that in the 1970s and 1980s, the medical level was not high, and many parturients generally gave birth at home. As a folk remedy, it did play some roles. Cao Zeyi said that the reason why castor oil scrambled eggs is effective is that the egg is just a carrier, and the castor oil with purgative effect really plays a role in inducing labor, because drinking castor oil alone is very difficult to drink. It is a very old laxative, which will cause diarrhea after taking it, and severe diarrhea will stimulate uterine contraction, mainly through this mechanism to achieve the purpose of inducing labor.
However, after the 1980s, this method has been gradually eliminated, and it has been reported that this method has the risk of inducing strong uterine contraction and even leading to uterine rupture. Xin Wang, deputy director of obstetrics department of Beijing Maternity Hospital, said that because everyone has different sensitivity to castor oil, its effective dosage is not easy to master. If it is used less, it will not work, and if it is used more, it will cause strong stimulation to the uterus. When the uterus and birth canal are not ready, the sudden and uncontrollable uterine contraction has the risk of uterine rupture and amniotic fluid embolism, so this method was not used as a medical means in regular hospitals. Compared with the uncertainty of risks and effects brought by castor oil scrambled eggs, there are safer and more effective methods in medicine nowadays, such as intravenous infusion of oxytocin, which are all safe and effective ways to induce labor. Therefore, don't believe some hearsay remedies.