The most common date women in the UK give birth
They said the coronavirus pandemic would trigger a baby boom, but that's about to increase even more in the next few weeks, if usual patterns of behaviour continue as normal this winter.
Data released by the Office of National Statistics proves that Christmas really is a time of love and affection, as most babies born over the past 22 years were conceived around the festive period, and born in late September.
The statistics count the number of babies born on each day of the year between 1995 and 2019, and September 26 comes out on top as most popular. On this day, an average of 1,979 babies have been born over the past 25 years - which is pretty high when you compare it with the least popular day for giving birth (Boxing Day), which has an average of 1,345 babies born every year.
According to this handy date of conception calendar, a due date of September 26 (or just around then), means you most probably conceived anywhere between December 28 - January 1 - bang on that warm, cosy lull between Christmas and New Year...
Next year, with coronavirus restrictions limiting all social interactions at the moment (so long, Christmas parties) we may well see a shift in the pattern, with more babies being born in early/mid September. Because - well, let's face it - there's only so long that Netflix's Christmas movie offering can keep us entertained over these next couple of weeks...
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