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Pregnancy statistics show how mums really feel
These pregnancy percentages reveal how mums-to-be felt during their nine months
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5 December 2011
Symptoms such as acne, sweating and cravings are common during pregnancy
51% of people worry they may have left it too late for a trouble free
conception
92% of people feel that 30 and under is the perfect age to have children
24% of people feel that 25 is the ideal age to start a family
33% of women do not know at what point in their
menstrual cycle
they are most likely to get pregnant
70% of women take no steps to find out when they are
most likely to conceive
33% of women say that conception took longer than they expected
41% of pregnant women develop weakness of the bladder
34% of mums-to-be suffer from constipation
32% of mums-to-be have pregnancy related flatulence
25% of pregnant women have random
breast
leakage
21% of pregnant women report an increase in body hair
14% of pregnant women develop excessive sweating
13% of mums-to-be develop acne during pregnancy
75% of pregnant women report experiencing cravings
31% of pregnant women
crave
unusual, non-food items – including ice, toothpaste, sponges and mud
17% of women with unusual cravings report craving coal
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22% of
hospital births
are by
caesarean
10% of
doula-assisted
hospital births are by
caesarean
21% of women who employ a birth doula have a
home birth
80% of women are offered a choice of where to give birth at the start of their pregnancy
50% of women are offered
home births
50% of women who are offered a choice feel they aren’t given enough information
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