Home / Life Texas hospital experiences ‘summertime baby boom’ The baby boom beat the hospital's 2018 record, delivering 100 babies in two stretches totaling 91 hours. By Ellen Schmidt July 6, 2021 Rectangle Andrews Women’s Hospital at Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, has had a busy couple of weeks, and they’re confirming what COVID researchers have been reporting all along―a pandemic baby boom is upon us. On June 24th, the hospital reported delivering 52 babies in 47 hours. On June 28th, the hospital’s labor and delivery team delivered 55 babies in 44 hours, beating the hospital’s baby boom record in 2018, when staff delivered 48 babies in 41 hours. If you’re counting, that’s 100 babies in 91 hours, mamas. By comparison, the hospital typically averages 15 deliveries per day, according to their website. “Atlas” and “Daniel” were among the most popular boy names chosen, while six of the babies girls were named “Gianna”. “While Andrews Women’s Hospital is known as a high-volume delivery hospital, the influx in births was considered rare and exceptional,” Baylor Scott and White said in its news release. In a new study from the University of Michigan, researchers predict that while COVID-19 initially slowed down pregnancy and birth rates, the trend is reversing. “Birth rates declined early on in the pandemic, but we expect a dramatic rebound soon,” said lead author Molly Stout, M.D., MSci, maternal fetal medicine director at Michigan Medicine Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. “We’re already seeing signs of a summer baby surge.” 100 newborns in Texas would agree with this assessment. Welcome to the world, little ones! Your parents will have quite a story to tell you one day. The latest Life 7 months pregnant on the campaign trail: How motherhood has changed the way I view politics Style Zooey Deschanel’s tips on how to get holiday party-ready (without putting your finger through your tights while your kids are yelling for dinner) Motherly Stories What is the ‘gratitude trap’? How gratitude can keep us stuck Getting Pregnant What to know about using supplements for fertility—and when to start taking them in preconception