Here is one of the few studies to probe the relationship between air travel, childbirth, and retirement: “The relationship between air travel behaviour and the key life stages of having children and entering retirement,” Lisa Davison, Tim Ryley [pictured here], Journal of Transport Geography, Volume 26, January 2013, Pages 78-86. The authors are at the […]
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Counting on: Childbirth and Orgasm
Today’s implicit statistics lesson is contained in a new study: “Childbirth climax: The revealing of obstetrical orgasm,” Thierry Postel, Sexologies, epub May 3, 2013. The author, in Blainville-sur-Mer, France, explains: “Giving birth and feeling an orgasm is a seemingly improbable link. For most women, this notion is perceived as an inconceivable myth. This study, published […]
Possible Influence of Halloween on Childbirth
One reason that people see relatively few brand-newborns trick-or-treating on Halloween is that fewer are born on Halloween than on an average day. That’s one of the possible implications certain people could draw if they wish to after reading the following study: “Influence of Valentine’s Day and Halloween on Birth Timing,” Becca R. Levy [pictured […]