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face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><BR>>> Google says a lot of
people believe that if they are close to term, women <BR>are more likely
to go into labor when there is a /full/ moon. However Google <BR>also says that
scientific studies fail to prove this. I believe that the <BR>same number
of children are born every day of the year, the only significant
<BR>uptick being nine months after a major power failure. <<
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<DIV>Someone sent me an article off list (sorry don't have a link) re a study
done in J-m hospital -- it showed that more babies were born in the 24 hours
after Yom Kippur than would be expected randomly. These were full term
babies, the study did not show that fasting brought on premature delivery.
The suggestion is that mild dehydration may bring on labor, so presumably
the same would be true after Tisha B'Av. Even though the study was
inconclusive on this point, the article suggested that a pregnant
woman with a history of premature deliveries might want to ask a shaila
about fasting on Y'K (I guess just having some water).</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10"><BR><STRONG>--Toby Katz<BR>=============</STRONG><BR>Romney -- good
values, good family, good
hair<BR><BR><BR>-------------------------------------------------------------------
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