Does Eating Eggplant Induce Labor?
Jun 29, 2024
Similar to eating “spicy food”, there are lots of Old Wives Tales about eating eggplant to induce labor. Some restaurants even claim to have the “Eggplant Parmesan” that will get your labor going! You may even know someone who ate eggplant and then went into labor. (I know a few!) But this was likely someone who was already 40 weeks or beyond and feeling desperate for labor. Their body was likely already primed for labor and went into labor on it’s own. Correlation does not equal causation! Personally, I would stay away from Eggplant Parmesan to start labor. As it likely will not start your labor, but very likely will give you some nasty heartburn.
This post is part of an FAQ series I wrote for www.exoectful.com
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