Letter: Hot labour

Published 25 May 2002

From Jock R. Hall

Years ago, the British National Childbirth Trust recommended sex, hot curry and a bumpy car ride to induce overdue labour (11 May, p 57). We tried it. It worked. She’s now 18 and won’t eat hot curry.

Benfleet, Essex

Issue no. 2344 published 25 May 2002

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