Abstract
BACKGROUND From ancient period, moon has been held responsible for many biological activities. The lunar cycle has long been thought to have many chemical & physical effects on human beings especially women. The menstrual cycle, conception, delivery and even fertility have been closely linked to the moon’s cycles. The relation of lunar phases to the birth rate has been the focus of considerable research with still controversial results. We wanted to study the moon phases with regard to birth rate, relationship between lunar position and the time of delivery, preterm delivery, intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), instrumental delivery, normal vaginal delivery (NVD), lower segment Caesarean section (LSCS) and multiple pregnancy. METHODS Retrospective data from daily antenatal mother admissions, and delivery rates present in the public domain of a tertiary care hospital of Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, India from 1st Oct 2019 to 30th Sept 2020 was evaluated with one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS Delivery rates were not related to lunar 1 st quarter, full moon, new moon, and last quarter of lunar cycle with total delivery (P < 0.05), LSCS (P > 0.05), NVD (P > 0.05), instrumental delivery (P > 0.05), twin delivery (P > 0.05), and IUFD (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Birth rates do not correlate with phases of the moon. KEYWORDS Lunar Cycle, Birth, Delivery, Pregnancy, Obstetrics
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