You should start eating dates around 36 to 37 weeks of pregnancy, which is about 3 to 4 weeks before your due date. Eating 6 to 7 dates daily during this period may help with quicker labor, better cervical dilation, and potentially easier labor and delivery. Dates provide important nutrients and natural sugars that give energy without sudden drops, and their components may aid in preparing the body for labor by influencing uterine contractions. Eating dates earlier in pregnancy is safe and adds nutritional value, but their effects on labor are most notable when started late in pregnancy, around the third trimester or specifically after week 36, unless there are health conditions like gestational diabetes that require caution.
