BABY BOOM

Do you know what it was like
After Hurricane Ike?
Other options away were taken,
Leaving little but baby-making.
That's how it caused a baby spike.

The Roanoke Times, 16 May 2009:

MATERNITY

Baby boom expected 9 months after storm

"HOUSTON -- It's taking a while for one consequence of Hurricane Ike to become clear -- nine months, to be exact."

"Several obstetricial practices associated with one of Texas' biggests hospitals for births say they're expecting a baby boom apparently connected with the storm that slammed into southeast Texas on Sept. 13, stranding thousands of people at home with no electricity for days or even weeks."

"'You can only do so much when there's no television, nothing open and there's nowhere to go,' said Dr. Rakhi Dimino, an obstetrician/gynocologist with Houston Women;s Care Associates ..."

Dr. John Irwin, the chief of surgery service at The Women's Hospital of Texas, said he usually delivers 15 to 20 babies a month but expects 26 deliveries in June.