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During pregnancy, it is advisable to eat fruits for the good health of the mother and the child, which also includes dates. Often one feels like eating dates during pregnancy, but many women do not know whether dates should be eaten during pregnancy or not. Today, through this article, we are going to tell you whether dates can be eaten during pregnancy or not. Dates are a sweet fruit and are rich in nutrients. Dates are very beneficial for both mother and baby during pregnancy. Dates contain natural sugar and are also rich in potassium. Due to its properties, dates take care of your health by curing many problems occurring during pregnancy. 

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  1. Benefits Of Eating Dates During Pregnancy
  2. Summary

Benefits Of Eating Dates During Pregnancy

The following are the benefits of eating dates during pregnancy -

Benefits Of Eating Dates During Pregnancy For Anemia

During pregnancy, you need more energy than usual. Eating a handful of dates daily can fulfill the required amount of sugar in the body without increasing calories. Dates can also fulfill the iron deficiency in your body, which reduces the risk of anemia. Iron maintains the amount of hemoglobin in the body and also increases the immunity of the mother and the child.

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Benefits Of Eating Dates During Pregnancy For Constipation

Dates are rich in fiber which keeps your digestive system healthy, so that there is no problem of constipation. Dates keep the stomach feeling full for a long time, it also reduces cholesterol levels and also helps in maintaining a balanced weight during pregnancy. Dates are also a good source of folate (folic acid). Folate protects the baby from birth defects related to the brain and spinal cord during pregnancy.

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Benefits Of Eating Dates During Pregnancy For The Development Of Baby's

Magnesium is an essential mineral that helps in the development of the baby's bones and teeth in the womb. It also controls your blood sugar and blood pressure level. Dates prevent magnesium deficiency in the body. Let us tell you that due to its deficiency, many disorders can occur in the liver and kidney of the baby.

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Benefits Of Eating Dates During Pregnancy For Smooth Delivery

Many studies have been done to reduce the chances of problems in delivery due to dates. Eating dates in the last few weeks of pregnancy does not cause any problem in opening the cervix at the time of delivery. Many times, even when the delivery date comes, labor pain does not start in women. In such a situation, some medicines or injections are given to the mother to bring about delivery. If a pregnant woman starts eating dates a few weeks before delivery, this condition or problem can be avoided. Women who eat dates do not have to endure labor pain for a long time.

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According to a study, 69 women who ate 6 dates daily for 4 weeks before delivery were found to have 20 percent more chances of natural delivery than pregnant women who did not eat dates.

In another study, 154 pregnant women who ate dates during pregnancy had much less problems at the time of delivery (during delivery) than those women who did not eat dates during pregnancy. In a third study, 91 pregnant women started eating 70-76 grams of dates daily from the 37th week of pregnancy, these women were able to remain active for about 4 hours during delivery compared to women who did not eat dates.

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Summary

Dates play an important role in pregnancy because they contain components that bind oxytocin receptors, which have the same effect as oxytocin in the body. Oxytocin is a hormone that causes contractions in the uterus at the time of delivery, which allows the baby to come out of the uterus easily during delivery. Apart from this, dates also contain tannins that prove helpful in making delivery easier.

Eating dates during pregnancy is very beneficial. Although eating dates during pregnancy is beneficial, excess of anything can prove to be harmful, so you should also consume dates in controlled quantities.

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