Vpliv lunarnega cikla na število porodov : poročilo o raziskavi

Mlasko, Nastja (author), Stanek Zidarič, Tita (mentor)

Uvod: V preteklosti so se izoblikovali številni miti, ki lunine mene povezujejo z dogodki v življenju. Ljudje počutje in vedênje ljudi velikokrat povezujejo z luno. Tudi številni zdravstveni delavci so mnenja, da lunine mene vplivajo na človeka in posledično na število intervencij in obseg dela. Številne babice verjamejo, da je ob polni luni v porodnišnico sprejetih več porodnic in da se ob polni luni rodi več otrok. Čeprav nekatere dosedanje študije navajajo pozitivno povezavo med številom rojstev in lunarnim ciklom, pa druge študije temu nasprotujejo. Namen: Namen diplomskega dela je razložiti in ugotoviti vpliv lunarnega cikla na število porodov v porodnišnici Maribor in predlagati povečanje števila zaposlenih v primeru ugotovljenega povečanega števila porodov ob posameznih luninih menah in dnevih v letu. Metode dela: V prvem delu diplomskega dela je uporabljena deskriptivna metoda dela, s katero je bil izveden pregled strokovne in znanstvene literature obravnavanega področja raziskovanja. V drugem delu diplomskega dela je uporabljena kavzalno neeksperimentalna metoda empiričnega raziskovanja z uporabo sekundarnih virov. Podatki o številu porodov v porodnišnici Maribor za leto 2016 so primerjani s podatki o luninih menah za isto leto. Rezultati: Največ porodov v mariborski porodnišnici je bilo v letu 2016 v septembru in juniju, najmanj pa v maju in novembru. Rezultati so pokazali, da je bilo v mariborski porodnišnici ob vikendih manj porodov kot v ostalih dneh v tednu. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da je število porodov nihalo glede na različne faze lunarnega cikla in posamezne dneve v mesecih. Rezultati so pokazali, da je na dneve polne lune število porodov bilo največje. Urgentnih carskih rezov je bilo največ ob dnevih prvega in zadnjega krajca, z vakuumsko ekstrakcijo pa se je največ porodov dokončalo ob polni luni. Razprava in zaključek: V rezultatih o vplivu lunarnega cikla na število porodov, urgentnih carskih rezov in instrumentalnih porodov, ki smo jih dobili z raziskavo, so bila odstopanja med številkami precej majhna, zato bi na podlagi teh rezultatov težje upravičili povečanje števila zaposlenih ob posameznih dnevih v tednu in luninih menah. Vsekakor pa smo mnenja, da so na tem področju potrebne nadaljnje raziskave z večjim številom podatkov, ki bi v še večji meri opisale vpliv luninih men na število porodov in komplikacij ob njih, ter pojav ponavljajočih se letnih oz. tedenskih vzorcev v številu rojstev.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: luna, rojstvo, porod, lunine mene, lunarni cikel
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Year: 2018
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-101197
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5427051
• Publication date in RUL: 11.05.2018

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The influence of the lunar cycle on the number of births : research report

Abstract

Introduction: In the past, many myths have formed in connection with the influence of lunar cycles on people’s lives. Many people are convinced that the moon affects their feelings and behaviour and medical staff members are no different, they too seem to believe the moon has an effect on the number natural health related occurrences and necessary interventions. Midwives are often convinced that there is a greater number of women giving birth admitted to hospital and a greater number of childbirths, when the moon is full. All dough some studies have shown a positive correlation between the number of childbirths and the lunar cycle, other studies have dismissed this hypothesis. Purpose: The purpose of this degree paper is to find and explain the influence of the lunar cycle on the number of births in the Maribor labour ward and suggest an increase of the number of staff members on duty during certain lunar phases and days in the year. Methods: In the first part of the degree paper a descriptive method has been used to examine scientific literature from the field of this research. Using secondary sources, a casual non-experimental method of empirical research was applied in the second part of the degree paper. Data from the Maribor labour ward about childbirths in year 2016 was compared with a lunar calendar for the same year. Results: The largest number of children born in Maribor in 2016 was in September and June, the smallest number in May and November. There were less labours during weekends compared to working days. The number of births varied on different lunar phases and days in the month. On days with full moon the number of childbirths was highest. The number of urgent caesarean sections was highest during the first and last quarter. Most instrumental childbirths were performed during full moon. Discussion and conclusion: Deviations from average quantities correlated with full moon were very small for all three groups - childbirths, urgent caesarean sections and instrumental births, therefore an increase of staff members on duty during certain moon phases would be hardly justified. We feel that further research is needed on this topic, with a wider pool of data that would present a wider picture of the effects of the lunar cycle on the number of births.

• Keywords: moon, birth, delivery, moon phases, lunar cycle