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Mom Myths Debunked
Child India
|June 2018
Beware! Too many lies online! Don‘t fall for them.
THE BIN is the rightful place for myths. Here are a few age-old false notions best discarded.
THE MYTH
Eating spicy food can induce contractions.
THE TRUTH: “Jalapeños boost flavour, not labour,” says Dr. Jonathan Schaffir, author of the book What to Believe When You’re Expecting: A New Look at Old Wives’ Tales in Pregnancy. For some women, spicy food has a laxative-like effect and historically, taking laxatives has been found to slightly increase uterine contractions. “Still, if someone tells you a spicy meal kick-started her delivery, it’s likely that her labour would have started then anyway despite the spicy food,”
THE MYTH
Your microwave can give you cancer.
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