It's the time when maternity wards brace themselves for the busiest time of year. If previous years are anything to go by then next week will see the day with the highest number of births of the year.
National baby day is the day on which more babies are born, on average than any other day of the year - with nearly 2,000 children born on September 26 every year. Read more: Most popular baby names for 2022 as Gary makes comeback Retailer thortful.com analysed live birth data from the UK government, which revealed that the most popular days for a baby to be born are September 26 (1,974 births on average), 25 (1,965) and 24 (1,958).
A spokesman said: "If your birthday is coming up in September it’s safe to say that your parents had a very merry Christmas.
Fear not, though, as you share the same experience of being born in September with thousands of other people around the world." To celebrate the days when most babies are conceived, thortful.com has created birthday cards for those who were conceived over the Christmas holidays.
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