Anticipation caused by the book Fifty Shades of Grey (and its sequels) may have led to disappointment, suggests this new medical report:
“No baby booms or birth sex ratio changes following Fifty Shades of Grey in the United States,” Victor Grech, Early Human Development, vol. 110, July 2017, pp. 16-20. The author, at Mater Dei Hospital, Malta, reports:
Grech obtained and interpreted a large amount of childbirth data:
“Monthly male and female births for the US were obtained directly from the website of the Centre for Disease Control (01/2007–12/2015). This study analysed 36,499,163 live births (M/T 0.5117, 95% CI 0.5116–0.5119). There are no discernible spikes in total births or M/T at annual level, or circa nine months after FSOG book releases i.e. 04/2012 and 01/2013….”
Grech draws a conclusion:
“This study highlights the importance of measurement of cause and effect since anticipated results may not always ensue from events.”
(Thanks to Gwinyai Masukume for bringing this to our attention.)
BONUS: Victor Grech is also known for his study “Infertility in Star Trek.”