{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["24(1)"],"submitter":["Nabatanzi A"],"pubmed_abstract":["Pregnant women in rural Uganda largely rely on medicinal plants for inducing labor, treating postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and inducing abortion. 90% of the women in both rural and urban Uganda use plants to manage pregnancy symptoms like constipation, heartburn, morning sickness, body aches, nausea, and vomiting. After delivery women continue using plants to manage postpartum complications and for infant care especially herbal baths. This study documented how ethnomedical folklore has been used to aid childbirth, manage postpartum hemorrhage, and induce abortion.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional ethnobotanical survey was conducted from May - December 2023 in Najjemebe sub-county, Buikwe district. 206 respondents from 12 villages were selected using snowball sampling. Key informants include"],"journal":["BMC women's health"],"pagination":["349"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11181598"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Understanding maternal Ethnomedical Folklore in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study of herbal remedies for managing Postpartum hemorrhage, inducing uterine contractions and abortion in Najjembe sub-county, Buikwe district."],"pmcid":["PMC11181598"],"pubmed_authors":["Nangobi J","Walusansa A","Natasha DA","Nabatanzi A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Understanding maternal Ethnomedical Folklore in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study of herbal remedies for managing Postpartum hemorrhage, inducing uterine contractions and abortion in Najjembe sub-county, Buikwe district.","description":"Pregnant women in rural Uganda largely rely on medicinal plants for inducing labor, treating postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and inducing abortion. 90% of the women in both rural and urban Uganda use plants to manage pregnancy symptoms like constipation, heartburn, morning sickness, body aches, nausea, and vomiting. After delivery women continue using plants to manage postpartum complications and for infant care especially herbal baths. This study documented how ethnomedical folklore has been used to aid childbirth, manage postpartum hemorrhage, and induce abortion.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional ethnobotanical survey was conducted from May - December 2023 in Najjemebe sub-county, Buikwe district. 206 respondents from 12 villages were selected using snowball sampling. Key informants include","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jun","modification":"2026-04-17T19:07:34.281Z","creation":"2026-04-07T14:27:50.558Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11181598","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38886787"],"doi":["10.1186/s12905-024-03205-w"]}}