LONDON – England’s march into the FIFA World Cup 2018 semifinals hasreportedly led to couples spending more time together in the bedroom whichis likely to result in a baby boom in a few months time.
According to The Sun website, England will witness a surge in childbirthsnine months later as couples celebrate the run of Three Lions in the FIFAWorld Cup with more sex. Experts say that birth could be “rising 10 percent in nine months time”
The Sun quoted Manchester University psychology expert Prof Cary Cooper assaying, “This World Cup has united the nation after years of uncertaintyover the recession, Brexit, Donald Trump and terror attacks.”
The report claims the country witnessed 2,000 more births nine months afterEngland reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted jointlyby Japan and South Korea. A similar trend was visible in when England havecrowned the Football World Champion at home in 1966 after beating WestGermany 4-2.
In fact, such baby booms are not uncommon after a good show by a country ina sporting event.
Iceland witnessed a similar situation in March 2017, nine months after itsfootball team beat England in the Euro Cup 2016 Round of 16 by a margin of2-1. According to Foreign Policy magazine, the Reyjavik’s LandspitaliUniversity Hospital anesthesiologist Asgeir Petur Thorvaldsson said thehospital “set a record for the number of epidurals” in the maternity wardduring March 2017. Epidurals are given to women in labour to relieve themof pain.
Germany had seen a surge in births a few months after it hosted the FIFAWorld Cup in 2006 and came in third. New Zealand reported a baby boom ninemonths after the country was crowned the world champion in rugby in October2011.
The nzherald.co.nz had reported in on June 10, 2012, that hospitals in thecountry had recorded much more than the average births. Libby Jackson, anew mother, said the celebrations following the Rugby World Cup triumphwere probably the reason for the increased numbers. “A lot of my friendsare due soon and we counted back and said, oh yes, the Rugby World Cup,”she said.