Does lunar position influence the time of delivery?: A statistical analysis
Does lunar position influence the time of delivery?: A statistical analysis
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DOI：
10.1016/s0301-2115(97)00226-1
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发表时间：
1998-03-01
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Ugolini, G
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Ghiandoni, G;Seclì, R;Ugolini, G
目的：研究月球位置和分娩日期之间的关系;调查自然分娩的会合分布，特别是与满月的存在有关。研究设计：采用循环统计技术，回顾性分析了在法诺（马尔凯，意大利）民用医院妇产科三年（36个农历月）内1248例自然足月分娩的病例。结果如下：自然足月分娩的分布与阴历月之间存在联系，月相的影响似乎与经产和多胎妊娠特别相关;在这些情况下，平均分娩日对应于满月后的第一天或第二天。结论：本文显示了月相对分娩时间的影响。这种影响似乎是特别相关的情况下，multiparae和plurigravidae。然而，这一数据太弱，无法预测分娩频率最高的日期。(C)1998爱思唯尔科学爱尔兰有限公司
Objective: To study the relationship between lunar position and the day of delivery; to investigate the synodic distribution of spontaneous deliveries, especially in relation to the presence of a full moon. Study Design: Retrospective analysis of 1248 spontaneous full-term deliveries in three-year period (36 lunar months), setted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Civil Hospital, Fano (Marche, Italy), using circular statistics techniques. Results: A connection between the distribution of spontaneous full-term deliveries and the lunar month was found. The effect of the phases of the moon seems to be particularly relevant in multiparae and plurigravidae; in these cases, the mean day of delivery corresponds to the first or second day after the full moon. Conclusions: In this paper the effect of lunar phases on the time of delivery is shown. This influence seems to be especially relevant in the case of multiparae and plurigravidae. Nevertheless, it is too weak to allow for prediction regarding the days with the highest frequency of deliveries. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.