’07 U.S. Births Break Baby Boom Record

[almaty 19]

You mean future Premier of North Korea. We saw the previous photo with the sunglasses and fluffed up hairdo.

Thankfully, he lost all his Kim Jung Il hair, so hopefully he won't be a megalomaniac despot.

brother stevie.. a fine looking young lad..who will achieve what is important to him..and his future family...

He and his 2007 classmates will be keeping the SS coffers full.

god bless those daring young men and women

[Ban Hammer 13,403]

Future NRA President... (b. 3-15-2007) Just needs some growth hormones.

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[almaty 19]

i doubt that brother Charles, but an excellent try

[Danno 1,228]

Future President... (b. 3-15-2007) Just needs some growth hormones.

As kids often rebel against their parents, he just might get my vote!

[fozzie 41]

That's good news. Now just give them 16 years to save us from the baby boom crisis and social security issues.

It would be sweet but with the high rate of these births being from single mothers.....we know

from stats they are too often more likely to absorb public funds rather than contribute, as the earlier Baby-Boomers did.

This was an odd mention at the end of the story.

<<<In yet another record high, the share of deliveries by Caesarean section reached 32 percent in 2007, up 2 percent from 2006. Experts have repeatedly said some C-sections are not medically necessary and impose excess costs, but the rate has steadily climbed, from 21 percent in 1996.>>>

What is the reason for that?

I will let other speculate.

To maintain ones....ehem! Musculature.

Have you heard talk that this is this something women are electing to do for this reason?

No but I have heard of women getting it fixed after giving birth. It just follows that you might as well prevent the trauma down there in the first place.

[lucyrich 20]

Once you have one C-section, the rest have to be c-sections also.

Not necessarily, though it may be recommended in some individual cases. Google VBAC if you're interested.