Red raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus) and labour
What 2 graded rows on red raspberry leaf (rubus idaeus) agree on for labour, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Red raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus) and labour
2 rows · 283 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 283
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 192 people (2001) and reported mixed results.
The rows run from 91 to 192 people, published from 2001 to 2024: 2 single studies.
The rows
1 improved · 1 mixed- DGrade DMedical augmentation of labour · Improved
Observational · n 91 · 2024 · Pregnant women in an Australian maternity service (44 users, 47 non-users)
Self-selected · During pregnancy
Users were less likely to have labour augmented, epidurals, instrumental births or caesareans, and labours were shorter. The authors say the results cannot be generalised and are not evidence of safety.
Row on the Red raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus) page · PubMed 38649906 (opens PubMed)
- CGrade CLength of labour and birth outcomes · Mixed
RCT · n 192 · 2001 · Low-risk first-time mothers in Sydney, Australia
2 x 1.2 g per day from 32 weeks' gestation until labour · About 8 weeks (32 weeks to labour)
No adverse effects for mother or baby. The first stage of labour was not shortened. The second stage was 9.59 minutes shorter and forceps deliveries were less common (19.3% vs 30.4%), the only differences the authors called clinically significant; no significant relationship with birth outcomes overall.
Row on the Red raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus) page · PubMed 11370690 (opens PubMed)