Is Red raspberry leaf tea safe during pregnancy?
Often promoted for late pregnancy, but evidence is limited — ask your clinician before using it.
What the sources say
Mayo Clinic advises not drinking herbal tea in pregnancy unless your clinician says it's OK, because little is known about many herbs; NHS suggests no more than 4 cups of herbal tea a day. Mayo Clinic's caution specifically includes herbal teas marketed for pregnancy. LactMed notes raspberry leaf is promoted to boost milk supply without valid clinical trials; it's generally without side effects as a tea, but no data exist on safety for nursing parents or infants. Capsules and tinctures deliver more concentrated doses than tea.
Common alternatives
Also listed as
raspberry leaf tea, red raspberry leaf, raspberry leaf, rubus idaeus, pregnancy tea raspberry, third trimester tea
Sources
- Mayo Clinic: Pregnancy nutrition: Foods to avoid during pregnancy
- NHS: Foods to avoid in pregnancy
- NIH LactMed: Raspberry
- MotherToBaby: Herbal Products
Last reviewed . This is general information, not medical advice. Ask your doctor or midwife about your own situation.