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2020 Feb 21


BMC Pregnancy Childbirth


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Factors associated with local herb use during pregnancy and labor among women in Kigoma region, Tanzania, 2014-2016.

Authors

Fukunaga R, Morof D, Blanton C, Ruiz A, Maro G, Serbanescu F
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Feb 21; 20(1):122.
PMID: 32085731.

Abstract

Despite research suggesting an association between certain herb use during pregnancy and delivery and postnatal complications, herbs are still commonly used among pregnant women in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). This study examines the factors and characteristics of women using local herbs during pregnancy and/or labor, and the associations between local herb use and postnatal complications in Kigoma, Tanzania.