No known issues Doola Scan's answer in the United States
Dates aren't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues for fresh dates, dried dates and Medjool dates. No rule names them, so there are no extra steps on this page, in the first trimester or later. The NHS counts dried fruit towards the 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day it asks for in pregnancy, with about 30g as one portion. It suggests eating dried fruit at mealtimes rather than as a snack, to reduce the risk of tooth decay.
Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated
Medjool dates and other soft dates, eaten whole
No known issuesIn all six countries
Dried dates, whole or chopped into baking and porridge
No known issuesIn all six countries
Fresh dates, yellow or red, eaten raw
No known issuesIn all six countries
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What each country says
Dates while pregnant: what each country says.
Each country's own pregnancy guidance on dates, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.
No known issues
None of the six countries' pregnancy guidance names dates.
Questions
About dates in pregnancy.
The guidance doesn't change by trimester. None of these six countries' pregnancy food lists names dates, in the first trimester or later, and Doola Scan shows No known issues for them throughout.
None of these countries' pregnancy guidance sets a number for dates. The NHS says a portion of dried fruit is around 30g and counts it towards your 5 a day, and suggests eating dried fruit as part of a meal rather than between meals, to protect your teeth.
Fresh dates, eaten raw from the branch or the box, aren't named in any of these countries' pregnancy guidance, and Doola Scan shows No known issues for them, as for dried dates.
None of these six countries' pregnancy food lists names dates for labour or late pregnancy. If you're thinking about eating them for that reason, your midwife can talk it through with you.
The NHS asks for at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day in pregnancy, and counts dried fruit among them. It says fruit and vegetables provide fibre, which helps digestion and can help prevent constipation.
None of these countries' pregnancy guidance lists side effects for dates, in the first trimester or later. If something you've eaten worries you, talk to your midwife or doctor.
None of these countries' pregnancy food lists names dates for gestational diabetes. The NHS asks you to have foods high in sugar less often and in small amounts; your midwife or diabetes team can tell you how dried fruit like dates fits your plan.
Dates (tamr) aren't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, and Doola Scan shows No known issues for them. The NHS counts about 30g of dried fruit as one of your 5 a day.
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Point Doola at a plate, a menu or a label. It checks every ingredient against your country's pregnancy guidance and shows its sources. Food scans are free, 3 a day.
Doola shows what official guidance says; it never diagnoses. No known issues means none of these countries' pregnancy guidance names it, not a promise that a food is safe.
Doola Scan's answer in the United States
No known issues