Did Eating Dates Help Your Labor?

Maya Lin-Takahashi
Maya Lin-Takahashi
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At the Conclusion of the Study, Researchers Discovered That the Women Who Ate Six Dates a Day for 4 Weeks Had a Shorter First Stage of Labor, a Higher Mean...

Did Eating Dates Help Your Labor?

At the conclusion of the study, researchers discovered that the women who ate six dates a day for 4 weeks had a shorter first stage of labor, a higher mean cervical dilatation

cervical dilatation
Cervical dilation (or cervical dilatation) is the opening of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus, during childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion, or gynecological surgery. Cervical dilation may occur naturally, or may be induced surgically or medically.
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, and more had intact membranes upon arrival at the hospital. (In other words, their cervix was more ripe for giving birth.)

How fast can dates induce labor?

Spontaneous labour occurred in 96% of those who consumed dates, compared with 79% women in the non-date fruit consumers. The first stage of labour was shorter in women who consumed date fruit compared with the non-date fruit consumers- 8.5 hours vs 15 hours.”

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Does eating dates help bring on labor?

One study of more than 200 pregnant women in 2013 showed that eating dates can help with the softening of the cervix or cervical ripening for labor.

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