Western Australia town of Busselton experiences baby boom â and locals joke COVID-19 is the reason
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Cowaramup s Kerri and Allan Coremans newborn Winston was born on Christmas Day.
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The regional city of Busselton, nearly three hours south of Perth, is experiencing what locals are jokingly calling a COVID baby boom â nine months after WA s lockdown.
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Locals in Busselton joke the births are because of the WA s lockdown in March
The Rural Doctors Association says demand for obstetric services in regional WA is strong
Births at Busselton Hospital in November and December 2020, nearly doubled compared to the same period the previous year, with 74 babies born.