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Does the lunar cycle influence birthing?

April 26, 2017birthing CYCLE influence lunar

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Does the lunar cycle influence birthing?

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I came across this interesting research study…. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008 Jun 18:1-5. The influence of lunar cycle on frequency of birth, birth complications, neonatal outcome and the gender – a retrospective analysis. Staboulidou I, Soergel P, Vaske B, Hillemanns P. Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Medical School of Hannover, Hannover, Germany. Objective. The relation of lunar phases to the birth rate has been the focus of considerable research with still controversial results. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the lunar cycle on the frequency of birth, on instrumental delivery, neonatal outcome as well as a possible relationship between lunar position at time of conception and the gender of the child. Material and methods. Six thousand seven hundred and twenty five deliveries were retrospectively analyzed from 01 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University Medical School of Hann