Ahmed Izzaddinn E, Mirghani Hyder O, Mesaik Mohammed A, Ibrahim Yassin M, Amin Tehreen Q
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, KSA.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, KSA.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2018 Nov 27;13(6):557-563. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2018.11.003. eCollection 2018 Dec.
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.
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.
There was a significant positive impact of consuming (rutab) date fruits on maternal outcomes in both the first and third stages of labour ( < 0.05 and < 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 ppearance, ulse, rimace, ctivity, and espiration (APGAR) score at 5 min ( < 0.05). The other maternal and foetal well-being factors showed no significant relationship with consumption of date fruits during labour.
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.
海枣已被证明具有多种健康益处。本研究旨在确定食用海枣对分娩发动及进展的影响。
对89名参与者进行了一项随机对照临床研究，以评估食用海枣对分娩发动及进展的影响。26名参与者单独食用海枣，32名参与者食用海枣后饮水。31名作为对照组。
食用（鲁塔卜）海枣对第一产程和第三产程的产妇结局有显著的积极影响（分别为P<0.05和P<0.001）。此外，与胎儿健康因素存在显著关系，如羊水正常、胎儿心率、有无头颅血肿以及5分钟时的阿氏（外观、脉搏、皱眉、活动、呼吸）评分（APGAR）（P<0.05）。其他产妇和胎儿健康因素与分娩期间食用海枣无显著关系。
本研究表明食用（鲁塔卜）海枣对产程时长有良好效果。在宫颈扩张、胎膜破裂、子宫收缩强度、频率和规律性、产程图报告以及产妇进展因素方面，食用海枣者与其对应对照组之间未观察到显著差异。此外，母亲食用海枣的婴儿5分钟时的阿氏评分更好。
