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When medical professionals disagree about herbs during pregnancy

I want to use herbs during my pregnancy but my obstetrician says absolutely nothing herbal is safe and my midwife says many things are fine and I don't know who to believe about my baby's safety.

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Conflicting professional guidance about botanical safety during pregnancy creates impossible responsibility for decisions affecting both maternal autonomy and fetal wellbeing.

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