Motherhood matters
Percent of out-of-hospital births in the U.S. in 1940: 44
Percent today: 1
Approximate number of surrogate mothers who give birth every year in the U.S.: 1,000
Year Dr. Wertt of Germany, a male physician interested in obstetrics, was caught trying to sneak into a labor room dressed as a woman and burned at the stake for his crime: 1522
Percent of obstetricians in the U.S. who are men: 59
Cost of a Pregnancy Piercings flexible belly-button ring for woman who wants to comfortably keep her naval piercing through pregnancy: $15.99
Number of moms with children under 18 who write blogs, usually about parenting: 3.9 million
Cost of each of the two Chelsea sleigh beds singer Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon bought for their twins: $2,200
Percent of mothers 35 or older who gave birth in 1990: 9
Percent in 2008: 14
Percent of Mother’s Day flowers bought by women for themselves: 8
Percent of social-media users who are Facebook friends with their mothers: 48
Percent of parents who regret choosing the names they did for their children, often because so many other youngsters have the same name: 19
Sources: Sojourners, Glamour, Pregnancy-Place.com, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, PregnancyPiercings.com, ADWEEK Online, Instablogs.com, PewResearch.org, AboutFlowers.com, Y98.radio.com, Newslite.tv.
