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You've probably heard this joke a million times when the quarantine began: there's going to be a baby boom by the end of the year. Some laughed while nodding their heads and others thought it was impossible for couples to bring a new life into the world after seeing each other all day every day with no end in sight. But families are expanding. And creative parents-to-be are coming up with the funniest ways to announce their big news.

From saying they got the wrong kind of protection to little kids claiming their parents weren't good at social-distancing, its evident that some didn't lose their sense of humor during times of such great uncertainty.

According to Dr. Melissa Richards, an OBGYN at Olmsted County Medical Center, the hospital is expected to hit 1,000 births in 2020, which is something OMC hasn't done in more than five years.

That being said, she believes the "boom" won't be as drastic as some predict. "I wouldn't call it a boom, but maybe a bump," Dr. Richards told KTTC. "In 2019, we had 58 deliveries in December," Dr. Richards said. "This year, we are tracking to deliver 80 patients."

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Lyman Stone, a research fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, pointed out that “events that cause a large increase in deaths tend to cause a large decrease in births nine months later.” Which is the complete opposite of the popular belief that a major natural disaster would inspire Americans sensing their own mortality to grow their families.

The researcher cited natural disasters such as hurricanes and famines, as well as previous pandemics to support the claim, saying that would-be parents may be traumatized by fear or concerned about how they would care for children during difficult and uncertain times. Still, such declines are often temporary.

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Monika Soffronow
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Large families are a lot of fun, there's never a boring moment. BUT we have gone from one billion to seven billion in only a century and a half. With modern medicine (yes, do read vaccines!) almost all children survive that childhood that used to be so treacherous. Queen Anne saw only one child reach eleven years of age and she had seventeen pregnancies.

Elaine Mattingly
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love in stock !Best one yet! Just how long have you been quarantined?

VANILLA
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The sixth addition to the family I think. Including mom+ dad

SBW71
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Number 6? Well quarantine had nothing to do with it then!

Manuel Fall
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6??? Those bitches needed protection long before corona

Jaded Queen
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U are the reason we can't have nice things or u no functioning ecosystem. I hope u die

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