Cranberry & pregnancy
January 14, 2014
A NEW study from the
Department of Pharmacy, School
of Pharmacy, University of Oslo,
Norway has indicated that
cranberry, a commonly used fruit
during pregnancy, may be safe.
The rationale for taking cranberry
during pregnancy is to manage
urinary tract infections rather than
to take antibiotics.
This is the first study to address
the risks of using cranberry during
pregnancy, is published in BMC
Complementary & Alternative
Medicine and is based on data from
The Norwegian Mother and Child
Cohort Study including more than
100,000 pregnancies from 1999 to
2008.
The study concluded, “...cranberry
does not appear to be a harmful
adjunctive self-treatment” either
for mother or offspring.
CLICK HERE to access the paper.
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