ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Ramadan Fasting: Perception and maternal outcomes during Pregnancy.
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- Pooled it
- Overdiagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus during Ramadan: a retrospective population-based study in Catalonia, Spain.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of Ramadan fasting during third trimester on Doppler indices, non-stress test of fetus and perinatal outcomes.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- No evidence for an association between in utero Ramadan exposure and mean arterial pressure and random blood glucose in adulthood: evidence from SEACO in Malaysia.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Female Reproductive Function: A Review of Animal and Human Studies.Current nutrition reports · 2024Review
- Consensus recommendations on fasting during Ramadan for patients with kidney disease: review of available evidence and a call for action (RaK Initiative).BMC nephrology · 2024Review
- Ramadan Fasting as a Religious Obligation: A Qualitative Study on Opinions and Experiences of Muslim Pregnant Women about Fasting in Turkey.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Maternal and perinatal outcome of Ramadan fasting in women with gestational diabetes.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- Exploring the impact of Ramadan fasting on women's reproductive health: A narrative review.Women's health (London, England)Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo see perception and knowledge of women about Ramadan fasting and maternal effects of fasting.
methodsThe study design was prospective, case-controlled. This study was conducted at Holy Family Hospital from 1
resultsA total of 215 women were included in the study, 123 women fasted, and 92 women did not fast. Only 2.8% of women knew that fasting is forbidden in pregnancy. Sixty five percent of women reported weakness as the main reason for not fasting. The rate of gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension and preterm delivery was higher among women who fasted (17% vs 14%, 7% vs 2%, 9% vs 9%) respectively, compared to non-fasting women, but were not found statistically significant. There was no difference in anthropometric measurements of newborn, among both groups.
conclusionRamadan fasting does not affect maternal outcomes during pregnancy.
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