Can Pregnant Women Eat Papaya?
It is documented that papaya in raw form contains high concentration of latex, the concentration decreases to minimal when the papaya is ripened. The main constituent of the latex in raw papaya is papain and chymopapain, they are known to induce abortion and abnormal fetal development. Papain can cause contraction of the uterus as it acts like prostaglandins and oxytocin which cause the uterine contraction in pregnant woman. Besides this latex can cause edema and hemorrhagic placenta which can result into premature delivery.
