You Heard It Here First

In November 2008 I predicted, based on limited research, that the U.S. was in the throes of a baby boom in recent years. And lo and behold, the New York Times confirmed it. There were more births in 2007 than in 1957, the height of the original baby boom.

Now, whether or not a boom of "Obama babies" was spawned on election night remains to be seen. Just a few more weeks and we should know...

Update: August 11, 2009

...In 2007 alone, American women birthed more than 4.3 million babies — the highest number ever. More than a quarter of those were to women having their third or fourth child, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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