Pumpkin can be eaten during a woman’s menstrual period. Eating pumpkin can not only help the mother to recover her body, but also facilitate breastfeeding and feeding the newborn. Pumpkin contains a variety of carotenoids, vitamins, amino acids, minerals and other nutrients. Eating pumpkin can replenish the body’s energy and a variety of nutrients, and quickly replenish the qi and blood consumed during labor and delivery. Pumpkin can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa from food or acidic environment damage, suffering from gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers patients, eating pumpkin can also repair the ulcer surface. And pumpkin can promote bile secretion, help gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote food digestion, can prevent postnatal constipation. Pumpkin contains calcium, phosphorus and other minerals and vitamin D, maternal eating pumpkin helps calcium absorption, can prevent postpartum osteoporosis.