Motherhood matters: All about moms

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.

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