How Many Little Ikes Are There?

Another long term effect of last falls hurricane season…

Doctors who work in Houston’s busiest maternity ward say they’re expecting an especially bustling June, leading some to conclude that Hurricane Ike was the perfect storm for making babies.

It’s been eight months since Ike knocked out the region’s electricity, leaving many with no television, Internet access or other distractions for days, if not weeks. Now there’s a curious bump in the number of women who are rounding out their third trimesters of pregnancy.

via June looks busy for doctors — 9 months after storm left us in the dark, bored | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle.

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