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It’s obvious people are able to influence some contol over this, I huess through inducement (or just holding it in??). Avoiding holidays was the obvious trend,
by dhoulb 9y ago
It’s obvious people are able to influence some contol over this, I huess through inducement (or just holding it in??).
Avoiding holidays was the obvious trend, but there were two others I saw that made me chuckle:
1. People avoiding February 29, so they don’t give their kid that 1-in-4 birthday pain.
2. The spike on February 14! People want their kid born on Valentines (cute, but not really romantic...)
- dhoulb 9y agoThe February 14 spike is particularly interesting as it’s an example of people _choosing_ a ‘positive’ date, vs just avoiding negative dates (holidays, 9/11, 13ths).
- daveFNbuck 9y agoFebruary 29 is still pretty close to the average. It also has a smaller dataset than the other days, making the difference less meaningful. It was only two spots down from January 29, and I doubt people were avoiding that date intentionally.
- antithesis 9y agoI find it curious that there's a spike on February 14, but not one on November 14. There's somewhat of an increase starting at November 14, but it's not clear if that's a consequence of Valentine's Day. It's as if planning a birth on the holiday motivates reproduction more than the holiday itself.
- shalmanese 9y agoPregnancies aren't exactly 9 months. They're closer to 40 weeks which is November 7th which does have a moderate hump compared to the surrounding week.
- astura 9y agoThere are many births that are planned C-sections for when the mother is unable to deliver vaginally safely. These births would not be planned on a holiday because doctors usually only work emergencies on holidays.