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More births during full moons is just a rumor
You often hear that – but it’s not true. The German Midwives Association confirmed this to me: There are no clusters of cases during the full moon.
Accumulations on Fridays – due to targeted induction of labor
And unlike before, there are no longer any clusters on weekends; However, there are clusters on Fridays. This is because 30 percent of children are born via cesarean section or the births are induced medically. This happens more often than average on Fridays: If it’s a weekend, doctors like to try to do it beforehand. Because staff is more expensive on weekends.