Inclusion Criteria:  Pregnant women who come to the obstetrical emergency department for normal check up between 39+4 and 40+2 weeks of gestation Primipara Bishop cervical score below 5 Low risk pregnancy Singleton pregnancy Vertex presentation Women who haven't consumed dates over once a week in month prior the checkup and haven't consumed castor oil prior to enrollment.  Exclusion Criteria:  Any medical indication for labor induction Regular contractions Premature rupture of membranes Women who consumed dates over once a week in month prior the checkup or consumed castor oil prior to enrollment.