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The Effect of Late Pregnancy Consumption of Date Fruit on Labour and Delivery

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07 November 2020
The Effect of Late Pregnancy Consumption of Date Fruit on Labour and Delivery

We set out to investigate the effect of date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera) consumption on labour parameters and delivery outcomes. Between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 at Jordan University of Science and Technology, a prospective study was carried out on 69 women who consumed six date fruits per day for 4 weeks prior to their estimated date of delivery, compared with 45 women who consumed none. There was no significant difference in gestational age, age and parity between the two groups. The women who consumed date fruit had significantly higher mean cervical dilatation upon admission compared with the non-date fruit consumers (3.52 cm vs 2.02 cm, p < 0.0005), and a significantly higher proportion of intact membranes (83% vs 60%, p = 0.007). Spontaneous labour occurred in 96% of those who consumed dates, compared with 79% women in the non-date fruit consumers (p = 0.024). Use of prostin/oxytocin was significantly lower in women who consumed dates (28%), compared with the non-date fruit consumers (47%) (p = 0.036). The mean latent phase of the first stage of labour was shorter in women who consumed date fruit compared with the non-date fruit consumers (510 min vs 906 min, p = 0.044). It is concluded that the consumption of date fruit in the last 4 weeks before labour significantly reduced the need for induction and augmentation of labour, and produced a more favourable, but non-significant, delivery outcome. The results warrant a randomised controlled trial.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21280989/j

As a Muslim, the finding of this research is a valuable lesson which confirmed what Allah has shown in the Qur'an in surah Maryam, when Maryam approaching her time to give birth, Allah provides comfort in the form of dates for her. The Qur'anic guidance is certainly a meaningful guidance. This should be an opportunity for scientists to reveal the wisdom behind the dates for a pregnant woman.

Have you prepared dates before delivery?

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