• Investigating the effect of date consumption during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and postpartum periods, a review article
  • Reihaneh Rezaei,1,* Zeinab Sadat Moosavifard,2
    1. BSc in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
    2. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.


  • Introduction: Recent research has shown that the consumption of various substances during pregnancy has effects on the outcome of pregnancy. Dates, with the scientific name Phoenix dactylifera, are tropical fruits, and are one of the substances that have various effects when consumed in late pregnancy. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the properties of date consumption during pregnancy, labor, delivery and after delivery.
  • Methods: In this study, the articles published between the years 2010-2019 with the restriction of Farsi and English from the databases GoogleScholar, PubMed, SID, Civilica with the keywords Date Fruit, Pregnancy, Child birth, Pain, Labor and the Persian equivalents of these words are reviewed.
  • Results: Among the articles, finally 15 related articles were reviewed. Results include increased Bishop Score, dilatation, effusion, spontaneous labor. Reducing the duration of labor (first and second phases of labor), the need for induction and augmentation, the use of oxytocin after delivery, bleeding after delivery, on the other hand, it also affects the fetus, causing an increase in Apgar and heart rate, and Apgar minutes of 5 In the baby of people who use dates, it is more than the control group. Consuming dates also improves the blood indicators of mothers, including: increasing Hb, Hct, RBC, Platelet. After childbirth, it also reduces bleeding, strengthens the muscles of the uterus, and with the increase of estrogen, the mental state of the person improves.
  • Conclusion: Recommending the consumption of dates for an easier delivery without the need for induction and without side effects, to pregnant women in the last months before delivery.
  • Keywords: date consumption , pregnancy, labor, childbirth, postpartum periods