Auspicious birth dates among Chinese in California

Almond, Douglas; Chee, Christine Pal; Sviatschi, María Micaela; Zhong, Nan

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2015.05.005

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“…To our knowledge, this cultural preference is not found in most western populations, although superstitious belief in auspicious dates and times of delivery is quite common in Thai society, as well as Chinese families. A previous study conducted in California found a large number of Chinese births on the auspicious dates of the; 8th, 18th, and 28th day of the month, but no corresponding increase among the Whites [22]. Some people have a strong belief in destiny; wherein, they believe that birth time determines the course of their life.…”

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Why do pregnant women prefer cesarean delivery?: a qualitative study in a tertiary care center in Southern Thailand

Suwanrath

Chunuan

Matemanosak

et al. 2020

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Background The increasing worldwide rate of cesarean sections is of global concern, and in recent years, cesarean deliveries upon maternal request have become both an interesting and debated issue. Hence, this study aimed to explore the maternal reasons for cesarean preference without medical indications. Methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted, using an in-depth interview, with 27 pregnant women, attending antenatal care at Songklanagarind Hospital from September, 2018 to June, 2019, who preferred cesarean delivery. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Results Maternal reasons for cesarean preference were classified into 6 main categories including: fear of childbirth, safety concerns related to health risk perception, negative birth experience, a positive attitude toward cesarean delivery, access to biased information resources and superstitious belief in auspicious birth dates. Most women had more than one reason for choosing cesarean delivery. Conclusion Several reasons for cesarean delivery preference emerging from pregnant women have been elucidated. One striking reason was a superstitious belief in auspicious birth dates, which was challengeable for an obstetrician to approach. Obstetricians should explore the exact reasons why women request cesarean delivery, so as to prevent or diminish unnecessary cesarean sections.

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confidence: 92%

Why do pregnant women prefer cesarean delivery?: a qualitative study in a tertiary care center in Southern Thailand

Suwanrath

Chunuan

Matemanosak

et al. 2020

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“…We also examine seasonal and weekly patterns in Dutch marriages. Previous research has considered how births are timed to coincide with or avoid particular dates (Levy, Chung and Slade 2011;Almond, et al 2015) and how birth timing correlates with child and adult outcomes (Buckles and Hungerman 2013); however, to our knowledge, we are the first to study how this type of marriage timing is associated with later outcomes.…”

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Not Your Lucky Day: Romantically and Numerically Special Wedding Date Divorce Risks

Kabátek

Ribar

2016

SSRN Journal

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What a difference a day makes! Using data from government registries on all the weddings that occurred in the Netherlands from 1999-2013, we find that weddings that occurred on Valentine's Day, dates with the same numbers for the day, month and year like 9 September 1999 (9.9.99), and dates with numbers for the day, month, and year in an ascending sequence like 1 February 2003 (1.2.03) were both exceptionally popular and also much more likely to end in divorce compared to weddings that occurred on ordinary dates.How popular? There were nearly three times as many weddings in the Netherlands on a given Valentine's Day than on other comparable days in February, and there were six times as many weddings on a given same-number day as on a comparable ordinary day.However, the special-day marriages proved to be fragile. By what would have been their ninth anniversaries, 21 percent of Valentine's Day marriages and 19 percent of same-number-date marriages were estimated to fail, but only 16 percent of ordinary-date marriages were estimated to fail. In relative terms, Valentine's Day marriages were about one-third more likely to fail by their ninth anniversaries and same-number-date marriages, about one-quarter more likely to fail than ordinary-date marriages. We continue to find large differences in divorce risks even after we use statistical methods to account for characteristics that might affect both the choice to marry on a special date and marriage vulnerability.Although an analysis of quirky wedding dates is unusual, our results match predictions from wellknown family-relations theories of how commitments deepen in couple relationships, especially the "sliding vs. deciding" theory. From this theory, "deciding" couples choose to marry because of what they learn about each other and about their compatibility over the course of their relationships. In contrast, "sliding" couples slip into marriage because constraints to exiting the relationship, such as the costs of moving or of separating bank accounts, gradually build and make marriage seem worthwhile, even if the couple is less compatible. The timing of "deciding" couples' marriages will depend on how information about their relationships develop, while the timing of "sliding" couples' marriages may be more influenced by external events, like the opportunity to marry on a romantically or numerically special day. Consistent with this theory, we also find that special-day couples are less alike and less well-matched at the start of their marriages compared to ordinary-day couples.

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“…It showed that there are 6% higher rate of CS on auspicious dates which are 8th, 18 th and 28th of the month especially for male babies and much lesser (5%) on Chinese unlucky dates 4th, 14 th and 24 th . 13 Also studies have been done reporting that birth frequency varies according to seasons. 14 In Australia and United States (US) there are 7.7% lesser births on Friday the 13th and 11% lesser on Halloweens respectively showing effects of these superstitions on western culture too.…”

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Odd hours auspicious caesarean sections

Kaur¹,

Shukla²,

Mathur³

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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In clinical practice, various obstetrical indications lead to the need to perform caesarean section deliveries in order to ensure maternal safety and favourable neonatal out comes. World Health Organization (WHO), in accordance with scientific evidence has stated that maximum safe limit of caesarean sections in any region throughout the globe is 10-15%. However, many countries including India have shown much higher rates during researches. Socio cultural factors like auspicious dates and time of deliveries also have a hidden role to play in these rising caesarean trends, in which the babies are delivered at the desired day and time for bright future as predicted by astrologers. This practice may be full of hazards and complications for mother, baby, as well as the medical and paramedical personnel. In addition, the resource crunch created in society by unnecessary surgeries may also hamper treatment of deserving patients.

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Auspicious birth dates among Chinese in California

Cited by 29 publications

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Why do pregnant women prefer cesarean delivery?: a qualitative study in a tertiary care center in Southern Thailand

Why do pregnant women prefer cesarean delivery?: a qualitative study in a tertiary care center in Southern Thailand

Not Your Lucky Day: Romantically and Numerically Special Wedding Date Divorce Risks

Odd hours auspicious caesarean sections

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