“It was cold in the houses,” said Anneleas van Eijkeren, spokeswoman for the municipality of Maasdriel. “They went to bed early to keep warm. And nine months later, we have this — a little bit more babies.”
Forty-four percent more, to be exact. Residents gave birth to 26 babies in September, compared with 18 in September 2007.
I’ve kind of got a pregnancy theme going today — nothing implied.