What will put you in labor

His study found that babies born to mothers who ate tons of licorice were born an average of two and a half days earlier than those born to mothers who did not eat as much licorice, and he definitively concluded that "heavy licorice glycyrrhizin consumption has been associated with shorter gestation.

Or perhaps it speeds up labor by increasing the hormone prostaglandin. So basically, even when science is involved, nobody has a clue. According to some, pineapple's the way to go—but this, too, has never been proven.

The proteolytic enzyme found in fresh pineapple, bromelain, can soften the tissue surrounding the cervix, but whether or not that could actually bring about labor remains to be seen. The operative word for this old wives' tale is "old. And as for quickening delivery? Simpson and colleagues wrote that "raspberry leaf, consumed in tablet form, was found to cause no adverse effects for mother or baby, but contrary to popular belief, did not shorten the first stage of labor. A Charlotte, North Carolina pizza restaurant, Hawthorne's New York Pizza and Bar, has become a favorite spot for pregnant women who want to get that bun calzone?

Just buffalo sauce, mozzarella, and some grilled chicken. One woman ate just a slice of the pizza before her water broke, while another had the pizza for dinner and gave birth the following morning. When the first person posted that our buffalo wing pizza induced their labor, several new moms followed up to say the same thing. When all else fails, there's always According to an impassioned discussion on a pregnancy forum on What to Expect, many pregnant women believe Taco Bell can induce labor.

But alas, the jury is out on this one—like all the others. By Rebekah Lowin Updated May 09, Would you try these natural labor inducers or rather go for medical intervention to trigger labor pains? Share your views in the comment section.

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