August doesn’t have any official holidays, but that’s probably a good thing, since most households are too busy throwing birthday parties to celebrate anything else. Birthdays in the United States are not evenly distributed, and August is the number one month for giving birth. July and September are the next two months that keep maternity wards the busiest. Statisticians attribute this to the climate nine months prior to that time; it’s winter, it’s colder (in some areas) and the days are shorter. What better way to while away the hours (or minutes) and keep warm at the same time? There are also some couples who are the types that plan everything, including the estimated date for delivery of their offspring. Teachers and other folks who get the summer months off often time their reproduction accordingly.

Tuesday is the most popular day of the week for birthin’ babies, and Sunday is the slowest day in the Labor & Delivery Department. Actually, this has nothing to do with Nature and everything to do with hospital staffing; elective C-sections and induced labors are naturally scheduled during traditional weekday working hours.