Fun Facts about… Babies
Published on Nov 30th, 2007 in Fun Facts with
1 baby is born every 8 seconds in the U.S.
105 boys are born for every 100 girls - worldwide
The population of the world is approximately 6.63 billion people. In 6 months it is estimated to be 6.67 billion. That’s roughly 40 million more people! In essence: a lot of people!
The chance of having twins is about 3%.
The U.S. cesarean section rate is 33%.
The World Health Organization’s goal is to reduce the c-section rate to 15% or lower by 2010. Ha! We wish! (Note the sarcasm.)
The U.S. cesarean section rate in 1970 was 5%.
The top 5 baby names in the U.S. for 2006 were (Boy…..Girl):
- Jacob ….. Emily
- Michael ….. Emma
- Joshua ….. Madison
- Ethan ….. Isabella
- Matthew …. Ava
The top 5 baby names in 1900 were (Boy…..Girl):
- John ….. Mary
- William ….. Helen
- James ….. Anna
- George ….. Margaret
- Charles ….. Ruth
From 0 to 6 months, one baby will go through 10-12 diapers - a day!
It seems men are adept at changing diapers, using only 1 minute and 36 seconds to quickly complete the task, while women take an average of 2 minutes and 5 seconds. Well then, I guess that means you guys will be changing diapers from now on! 
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