Interesting Birth facts

Since I'm awake still at 1:33, (after taking 3 Tylenol-for a migraine, 2 sleeping pills and anxiety medicine) I thought I'd find something interesting to read online. So far, I've read some interesting things, just nothing to share until this...It's about birth statistics in the USA.

• More than 4 million babies are born each year in the US alone.
• States with the highest birth rates are west of the Mississippi
• Tuesday is the most popular day to have a baby, while Sunday is the least popular.
• More babies arrive in late summer & early fall than any other months of the year.
• From the 70's, the mother's age at the time of birth has increased from an avg. of 21 to 25.2 in 2005.
• 99% of moms in the US deliver in a hospital.
• The C-section rate has climbed 50% over the last decade.
• The number of labors that are induced has doubled since 1990.
• The ratio of boys to girls being born is 1049 boys for every 1000 girls and has remained the same for the last 60 years.
• The average newborn weight is 7lb. 5 oz.

I just summarized and gave what I thought was interesting, but if you care to read the entire article, here's the link-http://www.babycenter.com/0_17-surprising-facts-about-birth-in-the-united-states_1372273.bc?page=1&articleId=1372273

So, there you have it, some interesting birth facts...in case you couldn't tell I'm bored being awake at 1 in the morning and my mind is consumed with having this baby! :)