11+ Castor Oil Labor Stories. The results of castor oil inducing labor are mixed. As noted above using castor oil may promote labor by stimulating contractions in the uterus much like it does in the intestines and bowels.

In cairo university hospital, castor oil, which is a type of induction methods, is routinely offered to women with previous caesarean delivery who require induction of labor. I was worried about the bowel distress that castor oil can. Taken orally, castor oil acts as a laxative, and the stimulation of the digestive tract often starts labor at term.