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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Docs Prep for Hurricane Ike Baby 'Boomlet'

Houston expects surge in births 9 months after storm cut power

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(Newser) – A Houston hospital is bracing for a baby boom due 9 months after Hurricane Ike cut power to the region for days, the Chronicle reports. “There’s about a 25% increase in the number of deliveries coming up in mid-June to mid-July,” said one doctor. Another physician is herself expecting. “You can only do so much when there’s no television, nothing open, and there’s nowhere to go,” she said.

Over four feet of sand is brought to the beach along the seawall, Jan. 7, 2009, in Galveston, Texas, to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Ike.
Over four feet of sand is brought to the beach along the seawall, Jan. 7, 2009, in Galveston, Texas, to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Ike.   (AP Photo)
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A baby "boomlet" is approaching in a Houston hospital 9 months after Hurricane Ike.   (Shutterstock)
A woman picks through the sand, muck and debris, Oct. 10, 2008, trying to recover any of her salvageable belongs after her Crystal Beach, Texas, home was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ike.
A woman picks through the sand, muck and debris, Oct. 10, 2008, trying to recover any of her salvageable belongs after her Crystal Beach, Texas, home was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ike.   (AP Photo)
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