I bet you didn't know this about childbirth...
Did you know:
- There are 6 million pregnancies every year in the U.S.
- 50% of the 6 million miscarriage. Some don't even know they are pregnant.
- 3% of women have twins.
- 13% of women in the U.S. have postpartum depression.
- Postpartum depression is primarily due to hormone changes.
- The "blues" usually only last 2 weeks after giving birth. If it goes longer, it is known as post postpartum psychosis.
- Fewer than 10% of babies are born on their due date.
- 50% of babies are born within one week of their due date.
- 14 million adolescents become pregnant each year throughout the world
- Each day 1,600 women die giving birth
- 99% of those deaths occur in developing nations.
- The closer you live to the equator, the more likely you are to have a girl
- A healthy male ejaculates 7,200 times throughout his life (7.5 gallons)
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