tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post1980714999692373843..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: "One Giant Leap For Babykind"Michael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-63502775310423643442008-02-26T14:32:00.000-08:002008-02-26T14:32:00.000-08:00Is the article really saying that the baby is due ...Is the article really saying that the baby is due on the 29th and they would induce on that day? The article is not clear, but it is standard practice to induce one or two weeks after the due date if baby has not taken its own initiative by then. It seems more likely that that is what they would plan unless there is a specific medical problem not mentioned, in which case there would only be a small chance of a 29th Feb birth date. Or am I being too naive not to think that they would induce on that day just to get some publicity?PeteHHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545699636937390967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-89110320366135459552008-02-26T12:57:00.000-08:002008-02-26T12:57:00.000-08:00Or, I suppose, out of the 4 million births this ye...Or, I suppose, out of the 4 million births this year in the US, roughly 2500 will be to a mother born on 29 February, and the expected # of those which will be of a baby born on 29 February will be around 7. <BR/><BR/>Certainly, that's cool enough that if I were one of the 50 such mothers expected to give birth within + or -3 days of 29 February, I might want my doctor to induce...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com