Hi loebandco,
A fascinating question - very enjoyable research. :)
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/MondaysChildIsFairofFace.htm
From the nursery rhyme by Mother Goose
MONDAY'S CHILD IS FAIR OF FACE
"Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay."
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WHAT DOES YOUR DAY MEAN?
MONDAY:
Monday's child is fair of face.
You are good-looking, especially when you smile!
You are beautiful inside and out.
TUESDAY:
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
You have many talents, and are fun to be around.
You dance through life!
WEDNESDAY:
Wednesday's child is full of woe.
You are a serious person, and try to change things that seem unfair.
You make the world a better place!
THURSDAY:
Thursday's child has far to go.
You have many ideas, and you want to do them all.
You will go far in life!
FRIDAY:
Friday's child is loving and giving.
You are caring and sharing. You are kind,
you love people, and people love you!
SATURDAY:
Saturday's child works hard for a living.
You are ambitious, enjoy work, and like to accomplish things.
You know what you want!
SUNDAY:
But the child born on the Sabbath day,
Is fair and wise and good and gay.
You are sunny, fun, and loving.
You bring much joy to other people!
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American Births after WWII - The Boomer Stats
http://www.bbhq.com/bomrstat.htm
"The United States experienced an "explosion" of births after American
soldiers returned home from World War II. The sociologists define
those born between (and including) 1946 and 1964 as "baby boomers." To
be fair, some people born on the fringes of this time period do not
think of themselves as boomers. When we think of the baby boomer
generation, we often think of the 60s. That is the decade that seems
to have defined the boomers. Many of those born after 1960 have little
memory of the greatest decade of the century.
The Birth of the Boomers
So you may argue the fine points a bit, but there is no doubt that
there was indeed a population explosion in the years after the war.
The following chart shows the number of U.S. births from 1940 to 1994
in thousands. For example, in 1940, there were 2,559 thousand (or
2,559,000 - that's 2.6 million) births. This data comes from the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. These numbers refer to
U.S. births only."
[edit]
"For the years 1940-1994, inclusive, 202 million Americans were born;
about 77% of all Americans now living were born after 1939. During the
baby boomer years, 1946-1964 (inclusive), 75.8 million Americans were
born. The ratio of males to females has stayed relatively constant.
There were approximately 1.05 male births for every one female birth.
The biggest year of the boom was 1957, when 4.3 million boomers were
born. Why it took over 10 years for so many post-World War II families
to get going is a matter of speculation. For the 5-year period between
1956 and 1960, inclusive, 21.2 million boomers were born, nearly 1 1/2
times the number born between 1941 and 1945, and the largest for any
5-year period in the 20th century."
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Storm Intervention!
http://www.houston.med.va.gov/pressreleases/advisory_20030515.html
"In June 2001, when Kimberly Young attempted to get to the hospital to
deliver her second child, she was unable to reach her original
destination due to flooded streets and rising water in the Texas
Medical Center. Tropical Storm Allison maneuvered her and her husband,
Keith Wayne Young, Jr., to the Houston VA Medical Center where
surgeons and other support staff delivered their little baby girl. The
Youngs commemorated the location of the baby’s birth by naming her
Asia VA Keithera Young."
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Amazing Facts compiled by Clement Yong
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/clem/amazingindex.html
In the US, more babies are born in July then in any other month.
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Full moon... and babies born on Tuesdays
http://www.9types.com/type4board/messages/6101.html
"I just read that more babies were born on Tuesdays.
Though it seems as if there should be no reason why such a
statistically
high number of children end up being born on Tuesdays, it was
interesting to find
the reason behind it all. Before advancements in the medical
profession made
procedures like "c-sections" safer, (calling it that because I don't
want to try and spell
"caes-whatever) there was an even distribution thoughout the 7 days of
the week.
But now that more doctors are suggesting the procedure in some cases
(what cases, I don't
know, I'm no doctor), a higher percentage of kids are being born on
Tuesdays,
simply because that's the day that most doctors schedule the procedure
for..
Sometimes, the most vexing phenomena have vert simple (and in my view,
boring)
explanations."
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Everything Full Moon
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Full%20Moon
"A myth that still lives among people nowadays is that there are more
babies born during a night with a full moon than during the other
nights of the month. This myth probably had it's origin a few
centuries ago.
It is known that streetlights (when there even were streetlights) gave
very little light. When there would be a full moon and the doctor had
to run off to a mother in labour, he'd find the streets more lit than
on other nights. It is likely to believe that this struck his
attention. He'd remember more clearly the births during the full moon,
than the other ones, when asked afterwards.
Another explanation can be found in the fact that most people can
hardly tell when the moon is fully lit. In the nights before and after
a full moon, the moon looks full as seen by the naked eye. Therefore
there will indeed be relatively more babies born during a 'full'
moon."
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More Lunar Folklore from By the Numbers: Don't Blame It on the Moon by
Solana Pyne
http://www.discover.com/apr_02/breaknumbers.html
News of science, medicine, and technology
"Folk wisdom holds that more babies are born during the full moon than
at other times. Many doctors and nurses agree. Astronomer Daniel Caton
of Appalachian State University wondered if anyone had ever put the
claim to a test. After unearthing a few inconclusive studies, he began
to hunt around for a data set large enough to yield reliable
statistics. He and his students collected data on 70 million births
over the past 20 years from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Then they painstakingly entered the numbers into a computer to search
for patterns. At last, Caton can deliver an unambiguous verdict: The
phase of the moon has no influence on the number of babies born. "The
full moon is the most obvious moon it rises at sunset and it's up all
night."
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Imagine The Universe
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970103b.html
"Scientists have looked for a correlation between phase of the Moon
and such things as murders, violent crime, or births. In particular,
many police officers or emergency room personnel have noted a seeming
rise in activity in their line of work during full Moons. Scientific
studies done to isolate this have, however, shown *no* correlation,
contrary to the beliefs of those involved. In other words, the Moon's
phase doesn't seem to have any affect on the number of crimes
committed and babies born.
So why do people seem to notice an increase in these things around the
time of the full Moon? Social scientists speculate it's because people
are more likely to notice, and remember, a full Moon, rather than the
Moon at other phases."
[edit]
"... since the full Moon is bright and very obvious. Thus, crimes,
births, and strange occurrences happen all month long, but only those
on the full Moon are associated with the Moon's phase when people talk
about them."
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Turn-of-the-Century Twins
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC2000/abc2000living/millenniumtwins000101.html
At Least 4 Sets Split Between 1999 and 2000
"For at least three mothers in the U.S. and one in Europe, the end of
the 20th century and the dawn of the 21st century will hold special
meaning: all have newborn twins with one big distinction one baby born
in 1999, the other in 2000.
We got the best of both years..."
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Twins born 9 days apart - The Sun-HeraldMarch 23 2003
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/22/1047749991908.html
"LEANN and Mike Johnson have six children, including a set of twins.
Two of the Johnson children share the same birthday - but they aren't
the twins.
Confused?
The Johnsons' newest children, twins Michael and Emily, were born nine
days apart."
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Interesting facts from All About Moms
http://www.allaboutmoms.com/parentingtips.htm
"Children born in the month of May are on the average 200 grams
heavier at birth than children born in any other month.
The world`s first test-tube twins were born in June 1981.
In 1994 alone at least 79 sets of quadruplets were born in the United
States.
There are approximately 15-19 sets of quints born per year in the US.
In 1996 there were 100,750 (50, 375 sets) twins, 5,298 (1766 sets)
triplets, 560 (140 sets) quadruplets, and 81 (16 sets) quintuplets and
higher born in the USA.
The number of triplets born in the US in 1994 (4,594) was more than
triple the number born in 1971 (1,034), an increase attributed to
older age of the mothers and the use of fertility-enhancing drugs and
techniques.
The first child ever born on the continent of Antarctica was born in
1978"
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Birthday shaped future by John Whitfield - July 12, 2002
9th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Montreal, Canada, July
2002
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020708/020708-20.html
"April was the cruelest month to be born in 19th century Canada.
June babies had most grandchildren.
Nineteenth-century farmers suffered very different fates, depending on
which month they were born in, new research suggests.
Women born in northern Quebec in June left on average seven more
grandchildren than those born in April. "That's a huge effect," says
ecologist Virpi Lummaa of the University of Cambridge, UK."
[edit]
"There are probably many different factors behind which months were
best and which were worst," she says. "Teasing them apart will be very
difficult." Weather, food and work patterns are all important, she
believes.
April babies were conceived during or just before the harvest - the
toughest time of year - comments Alain Houle of the University of
Quebec, Montreal.
Wives often worked the fields alone while the men cut wood, he adds.
"You're one month pregnant and you work from dawn to dusk. And during
the evening you have to take care of the house," says Houle.
After April, October was the worst month to be born in. These babies
would have been conceived at the beginning of the year - a time of
austerity after the Christmas feasting, when temperatures could drop
to -35 oC, says Houle."
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Health News
http://yourhealth.stlukesonline.org/HealthNews/reuters/NewsStory112220025.htm
More boy babies born late than girls.
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Desert Samaritan Medical Center delivered a record 702 babies in
August 2002
http://www.bannerhealth.com/channels/media/press+releases/dsmc+baby+record.asp
"MESA, Ariz. (Sept. 4, 2002) - With the population growth in the East
Valley, it's not surprising that Desert Samaritan Medical Center sees
an annual increase in the number of births.
[edit]
"But to deliver more than 700 babies in one month?
During August, Women's Center staff delivered and cared for 702 new
babies and their moms. Averaged out, that's almost a baby every hour,
of every day for the entire month. Not only did this break the
previous record, it broke it by 20 births. Previously, the unit's
busiest month occurred in January 2001 with 682 deliveries.
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix also had a record
number of babies born in August. Good Sam delivered 714 babies, the
most ever in the month of August including an all-time record of 33
sets of twins born in a single month.
Desert Samaritan's Labor & Delivery assistant director Sandy Chase
attributes the seasonal increase in deliveries to the holidays. She
says from November until January the weather is cooler and people are
feeling friendlier. "You get the fire going, it's a little more
romantic and people like to snuggle under the covers more," said
Chase."
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http://littleangelsonline.homestead.com/about.html
Parkland births between 40-60 babies each day. The summer
months...June, July and August are the busiest times of the year. In
August of 2000, 1,458 babies were born.
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http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/OnceUponATime/daysofweek.htm
Folklore: Sunday was believed to be a lucky day for babies born.
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BABIES BORN AT NIGHT ARE AT GREATER RISK OF EARLY DEATH
http://bmj.com/content/vol321/issue7256/press_release.shtml#1
"Babies born at night are almost twice as likely to die as
babies born during the day, according to a study in this
week's BMJ.
Researchers in Germany assessed the effect of night and day
on death rates in over 380,000 low risk births born in clinics
between 1990 and 1998. A total of 57 early deaths (during
labour or within the first seven days of life) were found,
reflecting the overall low risk of death of these births.
However, babies born between 9pm and 6.59am - defined
as night time births - were almost twice as likely to die as
babies born at any other time. A clear link between time of
birth and deaths related to asphyxia was also seen. These
findings are almost identical to previously reported British
results, say the authors, even allowing for some differences in
the way the studies were conducted.
The authors suggest several explanations, such as staff's
increased physical and mental fatigue during the night or
over-reliance on less experienced staff during night shifts ..."
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BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH IN THE NEWS
http://library.uchc.edu/bhn/cite/nyt/3107night.html
"A German study found a greater risk for death among infants born
during the night. Researchers attributed the greater risk to fatigue
and inexperience among hospital personnel working the nighttime
shift."
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Baby Boom Urban Legends
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/babyboom.htm
Claim: Hospitals experienced a sharp increase in births nine months
after September 11.
Status: False.
(read article)
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From Here to Maternity Urban Legends
http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/blackout.htm
Claim: Nine months after the Great Blackout of 1965, the birth rate
in New York City increased dramatically.
Status: False.
(read article)
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The Great Stork Derby Urban Legends
http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/babyrace.htm
Claim: A wealthy Toronto lawyer bequeathed his estate to whichever
woman gave birth to the most babies in the ten-year period following
his death.
Status: True.
"The race ended up in a tie when four women demonstrated nine properly
registered live births apiece during the specified ten-year period.
They were: Annie Katherine Smith, Kathleen Ellen Nagle, Lucy Alice
Timleck and Isabel Mary Maclean. Each of them received $125,000. Two
other mothers who had given birth at least ten times during the
specified period were given a settlement of $12,500 each: Lillian
Kenny and Pauline Mae Clarke. Keeping Mrs. Kenny away from sharing in
the jackpot was the misfortune that two of her children were
stillborn. (Millar's will was interpreted to refer to "live children"
only.) In Mrs. Clarke's case the disqualifying factor was the obvious
illegitimacy of several..."
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The Plane Truth Urban Legends
http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/airbaby.htm
Legend: A baby born in-flight is given free air travel by the
airline for the rest of his life.
[edit]
"Though the regulation does not exist and airlines are under no
obligation to reward inflight deliveries from the stork, at least two
high-flying babies have hit the jackpot. On 6 September 1995,
Dararasami Thongcharoen surprised everyone by being born two months
ahead of schedule on Thai Airway's flight 641. Dararasami (named for
the Boeing 747 her mother was flying on when she gave birth her name
means 'Starlight' in English) is now considered a "daughter of Thai
Airways." Airline president Thamnoon Wanglee announced that in
addition to the special flying privileges, the girl would also receive
an educational scholarship from the airline.
Mohd Aliff Mohd Fuad came into the world on an Asia Pacific Airlines
flight on 23 May 1996. In recognition of his being the first baby born
on that carrier (Asia Pacific began operations on 10 May 1996) and
"first" events being viewed as especially lucky in that culture, the
company has chosen to celebrate this fortuitous event by sponsoring
the lad's education and providing him with free travel for life.
On a more earthbound note, Stephany Ann Marie Ehler was born aboard a
commuter train in San Francisco on 21 July 1996. In recognition of her
being the first baby born aboard a BART train in the 23-year history
of the transit system, the line chose to grant her a lifetime pass for
free rides on BART."
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Multiple Birth Facts
http://sogc.medical.org/multiple/facts_e.shtml
In 1997 an incredible 126.67 sets of triplets were born in Canada,
compared to 49 sets in 1980.
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Every Day in America Facts from the Children Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/everyday.htm
In America White children:
49 babies die
1,374 babies are born into poverty
1,019 babies are born without health insurance
271 babies are born to women who had late or no prenatal care
99 babies are born at very low birth weight (less than 3 lbs., 4 oz.)
563 babies are born at low birthweight (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
939 babies are born to teen mothers
1,802 babies are born to mothers who are not high school graduates
2,300 babies are born to unmarried mothers
In America Black children:
24 babies die
514 babies are born into poverty
216 babies are born without health insurance
105 babies are born to women who had late or no prenatal care
52 babies are born at very low birthweight (less than 3 lbs., 4 oz.)
217 babies are born at low birthweight (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
343 babies are born to teen mothers
423 babies are born to mothers who are not high school graduates
In America Latino children:
12 babies die
751 babies are born into poverty
518 babies are born without health insurance
127 babies are born to women who had late or no prenatal care
24 babies are born at very low birth weight (less than 3 lbs., 4 oz.)
133 babies are born at low birthweight (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
349 babies are born to teen mothers
1,005 babies are born to mothers who are not high school graduates
883 babies are born to unmarried mothers
In Americac Asian American children:
2 babies die
17 babies are born to women who had late or no prenatal care
5 babies are born at very low birthweight (less than 3 lbs., 4 oz.)
37 babies are born at low birthweight (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
24 babies are born to teen mothers
61 babies are born to mothers who are not high school graduates
In America Indian children:
1 baby dies
9 babies are born to women who had late or no prenatal care
1 babies are born at very low birthweight (less than 3 lbs., 4 oz.)
8 babies are born at low birthweight (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
22 babies are born to teen mothers
35 babies are born to mothers who are not high school graduates
32 babies are born to unmarried mothers
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JANUARY BABIES by Carol Barbieri
http://www.ahherald.com/barbieri/2003/ls030109_jan_babies.htm
"People have this thing about their friends and family members who
were born in January; they don’t like it.
First of all, it’s inconvenient. Everyone just got finished with
their Christmas shopping. The last thing they want to do is buy you
another gift.
Secondly, it’s easy to forget someone’s birthday if it’s in January.
Everyone is exhausted. They’re ready to start a New Year. They’ve
just opened up a new calendar and the last thing they want to do is
start cluttering it up with commitments. Planning a birthday party in
January is almost as difficult as planning a Tupperware party over
Fourth of July weekend. Not too many people are going to show up.
Then, there’s the weather. I don’t know how many years I sweated out
a snowstorm, wondering if my guests were going to arrive safely (or at
all) to my Birthday Gala. I planned a surprise party one year for my
friend, who is also born in January. That was even worse."
[edit]
"... whether there’s an inch of ice on the ground or not. I watched
The Weather Channel for weeks in advance or my friend’s surprise party
that year. Two days before the party, I was ready to ask my doctor
for a prescription for Valium.
Being born on January 1st is like being born on Christmas. Unless
you’re the very first baby born that year, or the Baby Jesus, you sort
of get lost in the shuffle."
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Leap Year Fun!
http://www.kidsnewsroom.com/testmember/022500/frontpage_022500.htm
"A person has a 1 in 1506 chance of being born on February 29th! To
compare, the chance of winning the BIG GAME Lottery Jackpot is 1 in
76,275,360!
The U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division estimates that there are
187,000 people in the United States and 4.1 million people in the
world that are born on February 29th."
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PARENTS OF LEAP DAY BABIES
http://www.leapzine.com/ParentsOfLYDBs.htm
"What an honor it is to be the parent or guardian of such a special
baby. Some of you are truly honored and know how special your baby is.
We really enjoy reading letters of how
wonderful you think it is to have a little Leapling. But we've heard
from others that are pretty bummed out about it and don't know what to
do. They do not understand what Leap
Year Day is, or why it is, and would rather their..."
[edit]
From a Mother of Twin Leapies!
"Being my first pregnancy, I was told they would be early. They
attempted to be born around New years but the Doctor just wasn't
having it. They were to small still so she had decided to shoot me up
with medication and put me on bed rest to prolong my pregnancy. My due
date was March 31, 2000. Well on Feb 28, 2000 I went for a weekly
check ..."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/315306.stm
"And the idea that you can hold back a birth until midnight has struck
is slightly incredible for anyone who has experienced child birth."
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Superstitions
http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/horror/birth.html
Time of Birth
"Babies born at midnight can see ghosts.
A child born when the moon is rising will be a girl."
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Random kinds of factness: truth and Virginia Dare
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1686/
Aug. 18, 1587 - This day in history: Virginia Dare became the first
European baby born in North America
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12 Signs of the Zodiac
http://www.astrology-online.com/persn.htm
"The Zodiac is made up of 12 different sun signs. Your date of birth
determines which one you are. Click your sign below for complete
detailed information on your sign."
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Chinese Astrology - Find Your Chinese Sign
http://chinese.astrology.com/
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Interesting data from the Social Security Administration regarding
baby names for dates
from 1880 - 2002
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html
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Most popular baby names from 1880 - 2002
http://www.babycenter.com/babyname/names1880.html
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Small Babies Born After World Trade Center Attacks -Researchers Say
Air Pollution May Be To Blame
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:HnOos85G3EQJ:www.nbcsandiego.com/sh/health/stories/health-238362620030805-170817.html+babies+born+after+events&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
"CHICAGO -- Preliminary research indicates that air pollution from the
World Trade Center attacks may have resulted in smaller babies."
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Parents' Age Difference and First-born's Gender by DOLORES KONG
http://www.ampuku.com/Articles/article04.htm
"In nature, slightly more than half of all babies born are boys, an
observation that has long been noted.
But in the British journal Nature, researchers observe that the
boy-girl birth ratio can actually differ dramatically if a man marries
a much younger woman, or a woman marries a much younger man.
The Liverpool-based researchers report that when a man marries a woman
at least five years his junior, the couple's firstborn is twice as
likely to be a son. When a woman marries a man at least five years her
junior, the couple's first child is twice as likely to be a daughter.
The study, based on 301 families, found something of a trend in the
opposite direction for second children, but it was not statistically
significant."
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Google Answers previous questions
Pregnancy due date and delivery:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=110577
Birth date versus estimated due date statistics:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=233200
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Day-of-the-week birth calculator
http://www.thinkupnames.com/names/Baby-Names-BornOnDOW.htm
Wondering what day of the week your new child will be born on?
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