Finding a natural and efficient method to improve the chance of entering spontaneous labor beyond 39 weeks of gestation will address both the medical necessity and the will of many parturients to avoid medical interventions. In this study we aim to evaluate the effect of dates and castor oil on the initiation of spontaneous labor in primigravida parturients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
450
Consumption of 6 dates a days until 41 weeks of gestation
One time consumption of 60 CC Castor oil
Carmel Medical Center
Haifa, Israel
Rates of spontaneous entry into labor
Rate of women who will enter labor spontaneously without intervention
Time frame: 2 weeks after enrollment
Cervical ripening- Bishop score
Change of cervical ripening status after intervention
Time frame: 2 weeks after enrollment
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