Typically, pregnancy lasts from 266 to 294 days, and childbirth - no more than 18 hours. But there are less common facts about pregnancy and childbirth .... They break stereotypes and inspire optimism even to the most restless.
Count before birth
In Korea, a person’s age also includes 9 months of intrauterine life, and in India, they consider the day of conception to be Happy Birthday.
Clever and clever
The results of some studies suggest that children conceived in the fall or winter usually have a high level of intelligence. Therefore, the kids, planned in the spring and summer, are leading in other respects!
Weight doesn't matter
Parents of newborns tend to worry if the baby’s weight is not normal. Meanwhile, the smallest girl, and her twin sister, already go to school and do not differ from their peers. Twins weighing 260 and 600 grams were born in 2004 at the Medical Center of the University of Loyola, Illinois.
Consider heroes born with a weight of more than 4 kg? Obstetrics knows the birth of a child weighing 10.2 kg (height 76cm)! The event took place in 1955, in Italy.
... and lie calendars
The actual date of birth coincides with the expected only in 10% of cases. Scientists have proved: it is not scary if childbirth begins a little earlier or later than the deadline set by the doctor (within normal limits, of course).
They are real!
Previously, only 3% of couples could fulfill their dream of multiple pregnancies - in whose family such cases have occurred. Since the beginning of the 80s, these chances have increased by 20 times (60%), because with IVF the probability of conception of twins is much higher than with natural fertilization. We also read: how to conceive twins
Those who have medical indications for caesarean section, it is useful to know - in this way every third child appeared to the world.
Don't need DNA
Eye color is usually transmitted at the genetic level, and therefore many are perplexed when the heir is born "unexpectedly blue-eyed." In fact, this is due to the natural lack of melanin. Within six months, its amount in the body increases significantly, and children acquire the eye color intended by nature. We also read: why does the color of the eyes change in a newborn baby
Everything will be but not immediately
The feeling of love and strong affection for the baby does not come right this second after his birth. This is not a bad mother, this is childbirth - not sugar. After such stress as giving birth, you need a little time to recover. And the first few weeks are a strong emotional shake. This is most likely a normal adaptation process. Psychologists recommend their services if the child is already 4-6 months old, and you still do not feel the joy of motherhood. We also read: how not to go crazy after childbirth
Thanks uncle
The life of Pablo Picasso saved the case, outrageous by modern standards. The fact is that the midwife considered Pablo stillborn and was about to inform her mother.Meanwhile, the uncle who smoked cigars blew smoke in the baby’s face, from which the future genius made a grimace and made his first cry.
Children of the sea
The salt concentration in the amniotic fluid is equal to the salt concentration in the ocean. There are many explanations for this, including confirmation of some theories about the origin of mankind.
For one attempt ...
... a healthy daughter gave birth to a resident of the UK. After the discharge of amniotic fluid, the baby’s path to the light took only a minute. Both husband and midwives were surprised. The weight of the baby was 3500g.
There is no limit to motherhood
How much can you give birth? The question is rhetorical. So far, Elizabeth Greenhill from Abbots-Langley, Hertfordshire, UK, is considered to be the record-breaking mother. She gave birth to 32 girls and 7 boys! And it was in the XVII century ...
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In the modern world, that’s just not possible! If you want to be twins, you want to plan a wise guy in the winter. If, according to the standards, delivery takes 18 hours, then apparently cases that are not so rare when they give birth for several days do not fit into the system at all)))))
And my date of birth did not coincide, the doctor said that December 21, and the ultrasound generally said that January 8, but the baby was born on December 22. But the color of the eyes really changes. The son was born blue-eyed, then his eyes turned green, and then became brown.