The aim of this work is to provide an update from an overview of the literature of the most
frequently consumed herbal remedies during pregnancy, both alone and concomitantly with …

Exposures to over-the-counter products are frequent in pregnant women. Perhaps this is a
paradoxical response to the decreased use of prescribed medications during pregnancy for …

This review aims to highlight recent approaches concerning usage of (traditional) herbal
medicinal products in pregnancy and to discuss appropriate strategies to handle limited …

The popularity of natural medicine is growing worldwide. Unlike conventional licensed
medicines, herbal medicine practices are usually not supported by effectiveness, efficacy, or …

Once found only in health food stores, herbal remedies are now available from many
sources ranging from pharmacies, department and discount stores to mail order outlets. In …

Health care therapies that are not part of conventional medical practices are referred to as
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In a national survey conducted in the …

In this review we discuss some aspects of herbal use among pregnant women and children,
since exposure to phytomedicines is frequent in these subjects, often on a self-treatment …

The prevalence of herbal medicine use during pregnancy is between 7% and 55%,
depending upon the geographic area surveyed and the surveyed group's socio-cultural …

BACKGROUND: The extent of herbal medicine use in pregnancy has been widely
researched throughout the world but little research has been published about the …

OBJECTIVE: to review the literature on safety and efficacy of the most commonly used herbs
to enable midwives to give evidence-based information to pregnant women. DESIGN …