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Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of eating Date on the progress of labor for parturient women. A purposive sample of 92 parturient women, who admitted to Mit-Ghamer General Hospital cited in Mit-Ghamer city, Dakahlia, Egypt and fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Tools of Data Collections: Three tools were used to collect data for the study; Tool (1): Baseline assessment questionnaires: It included three parts, aimed to assess general characteristics of parturient women, obstetric history, medical history and maternal outcomes. Tool (2): Bishop Score which is a pre-labor scoring system to assist in predicting whether the cervix is favorable for vaginal delivery or not (Bishop& Edward 1964). Tool (3): Modified World Health Organization 1994 Partogram. The main results obtained from the present study were as follows: Uterine contractions frequency were significantly more in the Date group than in the control group. Quarter of Date group (26.6%) had sever uterine contraction compared to 6.5% of the control group. After six hours from admission 100% of Date group delivered compared to (54.3%) of control group with statistical significance as p= 0.050. There were highly statistical significant differences regarding cervical dilatation which were better in Date group. There were statistical differences regarding the duration of 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages of labor. There was statistical differences regarding the mode of delivery as 82.6% of Date group delivered normal versus 60.9% in control group. Based on the result of the present study, we recommend that: Increasing women’s awareness regarding the importance of eating Date during labor in mass media, primary health care centers, antenatal care classes, hospitals and clubs. The nurses should encourage parturient women with low risk for caesarean section to eat Date. Further researches Barriers of eating Date during labor in hospitals. Effect of eating Date on postpartum hemorrhage.