Arrives may and as every month we bring you the possibility of knowing what day could pregnant women go into labor according to popular belief that says many women give birth on days when there are changes in the moon phase.
You will wonder what is true in this belief and the reality is that it is difficult to answer, since there is conflicting data about it. Studies say there is no difference between the days when there are changes in the moon and the rest and some professionals say they do notice those differences.
For those who want to know a little more about what the belief is, it is said that the moon affects pregnant women in the same way that it affects the sea (you know that the tide rises at night due to the gravitational effect of the moon).
How do you explain
The explanation is that humans are mostly water and babies also live in an aqueous environment called amniotic fluid. It is assumed that with the gravitational changes produced by the moon at each change in the lunar phase (and especially with the full moon) the chances of calving increase.
There are studies that conclude that there is no difference with the phase changes and even with a full moon. However, an article by a midwife who has analyzed more than 7,300 births explains that she has found characteristics in common according to the time of the lunar cycle in which the birth occurred.
If we ask the population directly, two thirds still think that the moon does affect. If it is true or not, it is not known at the moment. In any case I leave you with the lunar calendar of May, if you are interested.
Lunar calendar May 2010
The cycle changes will be as follows:
• Waning cycle: Day 6 at 04:16 h.
• New moon: Day 14 at 01:06 h.
• Increasing cycle: Day 20 at 23:44 h.
• Full moon: Day 27 at 11:08 p.m.
