The Effect of Consumption Ajwa Dates (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) on the Duration of the First Stage of Labor.

Nur Azizah (Student of Medical Education Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Muslim University of Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Rezky Putri Indarwati Abdullah (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Muslim University of Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Eny Arlini Wello (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Muslim University of Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)

Green Medical Journal
Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Green Medical Journal

Background: Parturition is the process of expelling the products of conception that begins with the first stage of the process. The length of the first stage can be influenced by nutritional factors. Islam is a religion that also provides a solution by consuming Ajwa dates. Therefore, the researcher wants to write a scientific paper on "The Effect of Consumption Ajwa Dates to the First Stage of Labor". Content: Consumption of Ajwa dates during early delivery may shorten the duration of first stage labor in pregnant women. Conclusion: Ajwa dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) have an indirect effect on uterine contractions as if increased of prostaglandin when we eat7 or 100rams of Ajwa dates (based on Rasulullah’s hadits) so the duration of the first-stage of labor in pregnant women who consume Ajwa dates is shorter than in pregnant women who do not consume them.