Effects of date fruit consumption on labour and vaginal delivery in Tabuk, KSA

Abstract

Objectives The date fruit has been shown to possess several health benefits. This study aims to determine the effects of date fruit consumption on the onset and progression of labour. Methods A randomised controlled clinical study was conducted on 89 participants to assess the effects of date fruit consumption on the onset and progression of labour. Twenty-six participants consumed date fruits alone, and 32 consumed date fruits followed by drinking of water. Thirty-one served as controls. Results There was a significant positive impact of consuming (rutab) date fruits on maternal outcomes in both the first and third stages of labour ( p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively). In addition, there was a significant relationship with the foetal well-being factors, such as healthy liquor, foetal heart rate, presence of caput, and A ppearance, P ulse, G rimace, A ctivity, and R espiration (APGAR) score at 5 min ( p < 0.05). The other maternal and foetal well-being factors showed no significant relationship with consumption of date fruits during labour. Conclusion The present study showed a promising effect of (rutab) date fruit consumption on the duration of the stages of labour. No significant differences were observed between the date fruit consumers and their counterparts regarding cervical dilatation; rupture of membranes; strength, frequency, and regularity of uterine contractions; tocometric reports; and maternal progression factors. Additionally, the APGAR score at 5 min was better among the infants whose mothers consumed date fruits.

Effects of date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) on labor and delivery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…We gathered 1531 studies from databases and other hand search sources. Eight of 1531 studies (Eight fulltext papers under six trials) had eligibility criteria and were included in qualitative and quantitative analysis [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]. Three of them had the same ethic code (910732) (approval code of research ethics committee) and were different reports of one trial [33][34][35].…”

“…1(According to PRISMA statement). Fore of included studies had used the date palm fruit [33,36,39,40], and one study had used date fruit honey [38]. Descriptions and characteristics of the reviewed studies are shown in Table 1.…”

Effects of Date Fruit (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) on Labor and Delivery Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…We gathered 1531 studies from databases and other hand search sources. Nine of 1531 studies (Nine full-text papers under six trials) had eligibility criteria and were included in qualitative and quantitative analysis [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. Three of them had the same ethic code (910732) (approval code of research ethics committee) and were different reports of one trial [33][34][35].…”

“…The flowchart of searching and inclusion process of studies is shown in Figure 1(According to PRISMA statement). Five of included studies had used the date palm fruit [33,36,[39][40][41], and one study had used date fruit honey [38]. Descriptions and characteristics of the reviewed studies are shown in Table 1 sizes of these studies were 89 to 210 participants.…”

“…Ages of participants were ranged from 20 to 40. All of these studies had control groups consisting of placebo and routine cares in one study [38], and routine cares in other studies [33,36,[39][40][41]. However, placebo control group was not included in meta-analysis and qualitative analysis.…”