Nature & Environment
'Sandy Babies' on the Way: New York City Hospitals Prepare for Baby Boom from Hurricane
Kathleen Lees
First Posted: May 28, 2013 11:30 AM EDT
What was everybody doing during Hurricane Sandy? Well, turns out, they were doing 'it.'
According to recent statistics, the city is expected to see a swarm of new babies in the New York City area around nine months after the hurricane hit. (Which is just a few months away, now!)
But what about the storm can we pin the increase in pregnancies on?
According to one expectant mother, Meaghan Murphy, having a baby was just about the only thing to do. According to The Metro, "with no power, no TV, no lights, even without that much food, there was not much else to do."
Murphy also said that her husband Patrick "is so handsome."
"I couldn't resist," she said, according to The New York Times.
Obviously, during that time of boredom, there was quite the quandary on how to make it pass faster. We guess this is what some people may have been doing. (That or stealing...but that's a different story.)
The Times also credited "inoperable" elevators and "deluged" lobbies as part of the reason for impending baby boom.
Still, officials at other local hospitals say that, based on patient due dates, they are anticipating increases of 10 to 30 percent in midsummer births compared with the last year.
"There's definitely an uptick," said Dr. Jacques Moritz, director of the division of gynecology at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, according to The New York Times. "This is just old basic physiology. There's no Internet and no cable. What else is there to do?"
Dr. Moritz estimated that the number of women expected to deliver at his hospital at the end of July would be 10 to 20 percent higher than it was last year. Yowza!
At the end of everything, we have to ask--will you be expecting a little one soon?
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First Posted: May 28, 2013 11:30 AM EDT
What was everybody doing during Hurricane Sandy? Well, turns out, they were doing 'it.'
According to recent statistics, the city is expected to see a swarm of new babies in the New York City area around nine months after the hurricane hit. (Which is just a few months away, now!)
But what about the storm can we pin the increase in pregnancies on?
According to one expectant mother, Meaghan Murphy, having a baby was just about the only thing to do. According to The Metro, "with no power, no TV, no lights, even without that much food, there was not much else to do."
Murphy also said that her husband Patrick "is so handsome."
"I couldn't resist," she said, according to The New York Times.
Obviously, during that time of boredom, there was quite the quandary on how to make it pass faster. We guess this is what some people may have been doing. (That or stealing...but that's a different story.)
The Times also credited "inoperable" elevators and "deluged" lobbies as part of the reason for impending baby boom.
Still, officials at other local hospitals say that, based on patient due dates, they are anticipating increases of 10 to 30 percent in midsummer births compared with the last year.
"There's definitely an uptick," said Dr. Jacques Moritz, director of the division of gynecology at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, according to The New York Times. "This is just old basic physiology. There's no Internet and no cable. What else is there to do?"
Dr. Moritz estimated that the number of women expected to deliver at his hospital at the end of July would be 10 to 20 percent higher than it was last year. Yowza!
At the end of everything, we have to ask--will you be expecting a little one soon?
See Now: NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone