There's no arguing that we love babies in this country -- but you might be surprised at how much we love them. According to the CDC almost 4 million little mushes were born in America in just one year! 3,999,386 to be exact. That's a whole lotta baby loving. And really ... who can blame us? Still, that's not even the most surprising stat rounded up below.
The thing that caught me most off guard is probably how few of those babies were born at home -- 29,650. I chose hospital births for my kids but I really thought more people opted for home births these days. Or maybe it's how many babies are breastfed -- 76.9%. That's actually a lot higher than I thought it would be -- which is all sorts of awesome.
Check out the infograph below and let me know which fact surprises you the most!
Research compiled by Emily Abbate
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I like this! Pretty interesting stuff.
Neat! Breastfeeding was alot lower when I was pregnant with my first 4 years ago! I think that fb and other forms of media has helped make breastfeeding a hotter topic. In turn made it more talked about and researched! I would say the movement is working!!!!!!!! yay!
The autism rate is interesting. Seems awfully high. Makes me wonder if it's being overdiagnosed, the way ADD, ADHD is/was. Just throwing a thought out there.
As to the age, I was 23 when I had my first child and 25 with my second. I'll be 29, most likey, with my third. I think there's a general trend with people getting married and starting their families sooner. I read that somewhere.