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emember when expectant mothers wore loose blouses and dresses so as not to draw too much attention to their growing bellies? Maternity fashion in the middle of the 20th century consisted of outfits that still allowed glimpses of a small waist with belts that could be adjusted above a belly bump. In the 70s, women wore maternity pants and longer tops with bows and large collars to distract from the abdomen, and most were grateful for the chance to cover up and eat for two. Then, in the 90s, actor Demi Moore posed nude for the cover of Vanity Fair with her pregnant belly exposed for all the world to see. Almost a generation has passed since then, and now it's common for expectant moms to photograph their “bump” month by month. July through October tends to be the most popular birth months in the United States. On average, more babies are born in September than in any other month. September 9 is the most common birthday in the United States. The least common birthdays are 10
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around popular holidays, including Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The least common birthday in 2020 was February 29.
a year. The pace of decline accelerated between 2010 and 2019 when the number of daily births dropped on average 0.96% a year. But the decline was much steeper in In 2020, 37,194,403 boys were 2020: The average number of delivered in the United States daily births was 4.06% lower at 51% of births and than in 2019. 35,627,710 girls arrived at 49% of births. Early in the pandemic, there was speculation that the The number of U.S. births has major changes in the life of been declining every year American families could lead since 2008 (except 2014). to a recovery in the birthrate Between 2000 and 2019, the as couples hunkered down number of daily births together. In fact, they declined an average of 0.39% HappeningsPA.com
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