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Monthly Myth Monday

It's time to debunk some myths
With our “Monthly Myth Monday”, we want to confront widespread myths and misconceptions and refute them based on scientific evidence and facts.

Myth ‘Does date consumption during pregnancy affect the duration of labor?’

Pregnant women in the final weeks of pregnancy are often advised to eat dates, as this is said to shorten labor. But does date consumption really affect the duration of labor?


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