The effect of the lunar cycle on frequency of births and birth complications
The effect of the lunar cycle on frequency of births and birth complications
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.034
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发表时间：
2005-05-01
影响因子：
9.8
通讯作者：
Galvin, SL
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作者：
Arliss, JM;Kaplan, EN;Galvin, SL
目的：本研究的目的是检查月亮周期对分娩频率和/或分娩并发症的影响。研究设计：这是一项回顾性队列研究，对1997年至2001年北卡罗来纳州出生证明数据中确定的62个月亮周期中的564，039例出生进行二次分析。通过方差分析和t检验，我们发现在分娩频率、分娩途径、多胎妊娠妇女的分娩、或出生并发症跨越8个月相或记录的高和低量间隔的月球周期。结论：对5年数据的分析表明，月球周期对分娩或并发症没有可预测的影响。正如预期的那样，这种普遍的神话是没有证据的。(c)2005年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the lunar cycle on the frequency of deliveries and/or delivery complications.Study design: This was a retrospective cohort, secondary analysis of 564,039 births across 62 lunar cycles that were identified from North Carolina birth certificate data from 1997 to 2001.Results: Using analysis of variance and t-tests, we found no significant differences in the frequency of births, route of delivery, births to multigravid women, or birth complications across the 8 phases of the moon or between documented high- and low-volume intervals of the lunar cycle.Conclusion: An analysis of 5 years of data demonstrated no predictable influence of the lunar cycle on deliveries or complications. As expected, this pervasive myth is not evidence based. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.