The time has come to add raspberry tea to that long list of food and drink products recommended to pregnant women. The benefits of this wonder-product aren't spoken about all that much, though, despite its effects even preventing some women from crying during labour .
“Raspberry leaf tea is used by many women to help prepare their womb muscle for labour and birth,” says “You should be careful if you are taking other medicines before taking raspberry leaf tea as, like all herbal remedies, it can interfere with some other medicines such as those for diabetes and antidepressants,” says Fitz-Desorgher.
“The tablets might take a little longer to work because they have to break down in the gut, but they are a good alternative for those who can't stand the tea!” “The general advice is to wait until 36 weeks gestation to start drinking raspberry leaf tea, or taking the capsules, and this is because there is a worry about its impact in pregnancy,” says Southern.