v In US, more babies are born in late Summer &
early winter fall than in other times. And February is the month when least
babies are born.
v Wednesday is the day when more babies are born in
US, than in other days of week. And Sunday is the slowest day.
v Records shows that, in 2010, the number of single
mothers under 18, living with their children in US were 9.8 million up from 3.4
million in 1970.
v Babies can suffer serious health effects if their
mothers have an STD, including death, low birth weight, conjunctivitis (an eye
infection), pneumonia, neonatal sepsis ( infection in the baby’s blood stream), neurologic damage,
blindness, deafness, acute hepatitis, meningitis, chronic liver disease &
cirrhosis. Many of these problems can be prevented if the mother receives
prenatal care that includes screening for STDs.
v In US, UTAH has the highest birthrate at about 21
babies per 1000 people. Vermont has the lowest birth rate, with slightly more
than 10 babies born per 1000 people.
v In the year 2006 in United States., there were about
1,049 male babies born for every 1,000 female babies & this ratio has been
consistent for the past 60 years.
v It is shown in research that babies born with
Cesarean are more likely to have breathing difficulties, as it is thought they
may miss out on important hormonal & physiological changes that occur
during labor.
v It also shows in research that a baby responds
positively to the fragrance of its mother’s breasts & ignores breast pads
used by other women. Even more striking is the discovery that a blindfolded
woman has the ability to identify her own child from a host of other babies by
scent alone.
v A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in his body.
v From the journey of birth to toilet training, a baby
goes through an average of 8000 Diapers.
v Babies are born with No Bacteria in their bodies.
v About Six months worth of Sleep is missed out by the
parents of Newborn babies till first two years of their child life.
v For Quite a few months, newborn babies can only see
in Black & White.
v A study says that Breastfeeding a baby may reduce by
22% a woman’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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