Trabace Luigia, Tucci Paolo, Ciuffreda Lucia, Matteo Maria, Fortunato Francesca, Campolongo Patrizia, Trezza Viviana, Cuomo Vincenzo
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia 71100, Italy.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia 71100, Italy.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 Nov 4;174:396-402. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.08.046.
In the South of Italy the use of herbal remedies to alleviate pregnancy-related symptoms is very common.
To investigate the proportion, prevalence of use, attitude and knowledge base in a sample of Italian pregnant women in the South of Italy. To explore the possible influence and risks of herbal consumption on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.
A retrospective observational study was conducted during the study period November 2010-September 2013. Six hundred and thirty expectant mothers were interviewed within three days after childbirth in a public Hospital in the South of Italy.
Due to a lack of data, a total of six hundred interviews were considered. Four hundred and eighty six women (81%) reported to have constantly used at least one herbal product throughout the pregnancy period. The study enrolled mostly women between 31 and 40 years of age, with a middle-high level of education, married and employed. The most commonly used herbal products, taken by oral route and for the entire period of pregnancy, were chamomile, fennel, propolis, cranberry, lemon balm, ginger, valerian and mallow. The most relevant source of information for the majority of participants was the doctor (95%), and most of the women (72%) informed their doctors about their use of herbal remedies.
The regular chamomile consumption resulted in a higher risk of pre-term delivery, lower birth weight and lower length of the newborn. Also a regular use of fennel resulted in a shorter gestational age. Finally, ginger intake resulted in a shorter gestational age and in a smaller circumference of the newborn's skull.
在意大利南部，使用草药疗法缓解与妊娠相关的症状非常普遍。
调查意大利南部孕妇样本中使用草药的比例、流行程度、态度和知识基础。探讨草药消费对妊娠和新生儿结局的可能影响及风险。
在2010年11月至2013年9月的研究期间进行了一项回顾性观察研究。在意大利南部一家公立医院，对630名准妈妈在分娩后三天内进行了访谈。
由于数据缺失，共纳入600份访谈。486名女性（81%）报告在整个孕期持续使用至少一种草药产品。该研究纳入的大多是年龄在31至40岁之间、教育程度中等偏高、已婚且有工作的女性。整个孕期口服的最常用草药产品有洋甘菊、茴香、蜂胶、蔓越莓、柠檬香脂、生姜、缬草和锦葵。大多数参与者最相关的信息来源是医生（95%），大多数女性（72%）告知了医生她们使用草药疗法的情况。
经常食用洋甘菊会增加早产风险、降低新生儿出生体重和身长。经常食用茴香也会导致孕周缩短。最后，摄入生姜会导致孕周缩短和新生儿头围减小。
