- Did you know ... New parents in the United States typically spend $7,000 during a baby's first year on items and services needed for the baby.
- Did you know ... A baby is born in the world every 3 seconds.
- Did you know ... You can reduce the risk of morning sickness by eating several small meals a day?
- Did you know ... Pregnant women usually start showing at around 12 weeks?
- Did you know ... Only 5 percent of women give birth on their due dates?
- The expectant mother’s blood volume increases 30-50% more during pregnancy.
- There are currently approximately 60,000,000 women in childbearing age.
- From day one of conception, the fetus has a unique set of genes.
- The mother’s hair can become thicker and shinier during pregnancy due to hormonal changes.
- There are approximately 6,000,000 pregnancies every year throughout the United States.
- The current twin birth rate is 31.5 cases per 1,000 women.
- During pregnancy, the average women’s uterus expands up to five hundred times its normal size.
- The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, a Russian gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy.
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