See results without respondingI was just wondering if other people have experienced labor due to a full moon. I’ve heard that if you get close enough, it can start labor. I know it might be a myth, but what about babies born with birthmarks that are sometimes attributed to the moon, etc.?
Does the Full Moon Affect Childbirth?
In the study, birth rates, delivery procedures, and pregnancy complications were examined during all eight phases of the moon. Over the course of a 5-year period, no associations between the lunar cycle and births (such as more women giving birth during a full moon) or pregnancy complications were discovered.
You might have weekly or even more frequent prenatal appointments as your due date draws near. Utilize the chance to discuss your queries or worries with them.
On the other hand, a newer (but smaller) study found that over the course of a year at one facility and 8395 births, deliveries increased during the full moon by 14.7 percent.
Perhaps even more interesting is that another survey (reported in the same journal article) among medical staff produced the opposite result. Some 26 out of 38 nurses — roughly 70 percent — on the delivery floor said that labor was more likely to be triggered by a full moon. All nurses on the floor had at least heard of this idea, whether they agreed or disagreed.
If you’re at least 39 weeks along and feeling especially impatient, you might think about trying other natural methods to kick-start your labor if your doctor gives the go-ahead.