Sentences with phrase «start uterine contractions»

According to Devereux, primitive women are known to drink certain herbs or seawater, insert irritants such as tobacco and insect pastes, or the foam from a camel's mouth, into the cervix to start uterine contractions.

Manually rolling the nipples between the fingers or using a breast pump for even stronger stimulation can jump start uterine contractions.

Not exact matches

However, I do know that breastfeeding caused uterine contractions (afterpains) for me that were super strong for the first week postpartum with my second baby, and I know this caused my uterus to start to shrink back down very quickly.

One study showed that epidurals may decrease the release of PGF2 alpha, a lipid compound that stimulates uterine contractions to start labor.