11/20 I've heard that the most common birth month is February.
Why is that the case since February has fewer days than all
the other months?
\_ Lots of May weddings? Most of my friends have November
birthdays. Puts conception around Valentine's day.
\_ what's going on 9 months earlier? Birth months are purely a
function of time after conception.
\_ Chance of getting laid on May (spring love) is higher than
any other month?
\_ NOT TRUE. FUCK YOU. -not getting laid #3
\_ You heard wrong. If you STFW you will find that in 2006 July was
the most common both in total number and in rate. July and
August are usually 1-2 in some order. February was lowest in
total number (obviously fewer days) but also 2nd lowest in rate
(to January). June, July, August, and September have the
highest birth rates. Interestingly, the rate on Saturdays and
Sundays is really low compared to the rest of the week, with
over a 30% difference on those days. (Tuesday is the most common
day to be born.) Any idea why that might be? (Source: National
Center for Health Statistics)
\_ a sizable percentage of birth dates are chosen. (c-section,
induced labor). more likely to choose to do it on a week day.
\_ Why do you say it's more likely to choose a week day? For
what reason? Or do you mean that the *doctor* is more
likely to choose a week day, which I can understand?
\_ Patients too. Does it really matter though, who
chooses? Many (most?) C-Sections are done during the 9-5
M-F schedule that is convenient for the hospital.
\_ Well, yes, it does. I can't think of any reason the
patient cares if it's Sunday or Wednesday.
\_ the patient doesn't schedule it.
\_ What do you think, that the doctor does it
somehow without the patient's permission? Of
course the patient "schedules it" just like the
doctor does. But it might be hard to talk the
staff into coming in on a weekend. I bet you
could schedule your C-section on the weekend
if you were really persistent (and willing to
pay more for it).
\_ You think hospitals close on weekends?
\_ No, I have actually worked in hospitals.
They do not close, but they run on a much
smaller staff.
\- FYI, there are many, many studies on day of the
week and by shift studies of the distribution of
assisted/induced births and "natural schedule"
schedule births. in addition to just counting
the number of births, they have also studied
the distribution of "problems" [low weight,
mortality]. there have both been longitudinal
studies in a given location [say due to
greatly increased c section rates] as well as
comparisons between disparate places [say
north america vs asia] with different medical
cultures, insurance schemes etc. obgoogle.
short version of findings: being born on
weekend: not good. of course YMMV.
\_ Maybe the level of stress typically experienced on a weekday
vs. weekend also has something to do with it? Isn't high
stress more likely to trigger labor? -niloc |
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