Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Effects of Ramadan on fetus


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The result was   delete. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:05, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Effects of Ramadan on fetus

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I am not sure that this is encyclopedic. The page creator has based this article on a medical paper (listed in external links). I still feel it reads more like an opinion Gbawden (talk) 06:55, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Unhelpfully undecided. When I first saw the title and the article I thought it was going to be a quick 'delete' !vote, but I dunno...searching for "ramadan" "fetus" in Google gets an awful lot of academic studies and other sources. There might just be a worthwhile article in here somewhere (although I'd probably advocate a move to Ramadan and pregnancy or something similar). I'll see what others have to say on this I think... Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 07:14, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Islam-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 03:22, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 03:22, 12 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete based on confusion. I am a Mensan with a Masters in Public Health. I suspect it is that the author night not be a native english speaker but I see things like Fetal alcohol syndrome but no connection to Ramadan. I suspect the majority of the issues discussed occur to women who do not observe the holiday. I am not sure what point is trying to be made here let alone if it is notable. Postcard Cathy (talk) 15:55, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 12:10, 18 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Original research until statements like "according to research, born boys were taller and heavier" (referring to mothers who were fasting) are supported by reliable medical evidence. Which I don't think will happen - if it were true, then the non-Islamic medicos would be advising fasting for most pregnant women as well. (Who said "when alternative medicine is shown to work, it's medicine"?) No references, and irrelevant to title external links. Also appears to promote fasting. Peridon (talk) 13:33, 18 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete as this is like a personal essay on one's own opinion rather than anything of encyclopedic merit. I find similar problematic articles in this user's history, such as Islamic eating manners, that will need attention. Tarc (talk) 13:39, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * comment. It is 5;15AM here so I am too tired to even read this critically but there is an article in a nutrition journal that has a good analysis of research on the subject. Perhaps someone can incorporate the findings into the article to improve it? Effects on health of fluid restriction during fasting in Ramadan. Postcard Cathy (talk) 10:15, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.