Effect of Date on Delivery Stages and Pregnancy outcomes from the Medical, Holy Quran and Hadiths Point of View

The properties of date have been proven to be a nutrient. Iran is also one of the largest producers of this fruit and is considered in terms of the quality of dates worldwide. In addition, by studying the interpretations of the Holy Quran  and hadiths, exceptional properties and characteristics of dates are obtained that increase the importance of consuming this food. One of the most critical issues women face worldwide is proper nutrition during pregnancy to get through the various stages of pregnancy in the best way and regain their lost energy as soon as possible after childbirth. the present review study was conducted to investigate the effect of date fruits and seeds on the stages of  delivery and pregnancy outcomes from the medical, the Holy Quran and hadiths point of view.

This study was a review study that necessary information gathered from various Quranic sources, interpretations of the Holy Quran and hadiths, as well as databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Google, S, Pubmed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and based on the keywords wet, date fruit, date seed, pregnancy, childbirth, and Quran, were extracted by 2022; The information was then categorized, summarized and analyzed.

this study showed that consumption of date fruits and seeds could have a positive effect on various stages of pregnancy, such as lowering gestational blood pressure and preventing gestational diabetes. Consumption of dates in different stages of labor also has products such as improving bishop scores and dilating the cervix at the time of admission, inducing spontaneous labor, reducing the need to generate and stimulate childbirth, and reducing the length of different stages of labor. In addition, dates are good for postpartum healing, wound healing, and recovery of lost energy. Therefore, the findings of this study confirm the scientific miracle of the Holy Quran and the authenticity of the hadiths in terms of the effect of date consumption on pregnant women.

Consumption of date fruits and seeds can positively affect different stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery.