PMID- 31435378
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220409
IS  - 1658-3612 (Electronic)
IS  - 1658-3612 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 6
DP  - 2018 Dec
TI  - Effects of date fruit consumption on labour and vaginal delivery in Tabuk, KSA.
PG  - 557-563
LID - 10.1016/j.jtumed.2018.11.003 [doi]
AB  - 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 Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, 
      Activity, and Respiration (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.
FAU - Ahmed, Izzaddinn E
AU  - Ahmed IE
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 
      KSA.
FAU - Mirghani, Hyder O
AU  - Mirghani HO
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 
      KSA.
FAU - Mesaik, Mohammed A
AU  - Mesaik MA
AD  - Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, 
      KSA.
FAU - Ibrahim, Yassin M
AU  - Ibrahim YM
AD  - Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of 
      Tabuk, KSA.
FAU - Amin, Tehreen Q
AU  - Amin TQ
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Fahd Specialty Hospital, Tabuk, 
      KSA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20181127
PL  - Saudi Arabia
TA  - J Taibah Univ Med Sci
JT  - Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
JID - 101621911
PMC - PMC6695006
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Date fruit
OT  - Delivery
OT  - Labour outcomes
OT  - Labour progression
OT  - Rutab
EDAT- 2019/08/23 06:00
MHDA- 2019/08/23 06:01
PMCR- 2018/11/27
CRDT- 2019/08/23 06:00
PHST- 2018/09/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/11/02 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2018/11/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/08/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/08/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/08/23 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/11/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S1658-3612(18)30116-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jtumed.2018.11.003 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2018 Nov 27;13(6):557-563. doi: 
      10.1016/j.jtumed.2018.11.003. eCollection 2018 Dec.