The Moline BirthPlace Center has seen a 19 percent birth rate increase this winter. Author: Andrea Flores Updated: 5:24 AM CST February 19, 2021
MOLINE, Ill This past March and April, we all spent a lot of time at home, and UnityPoint Health Trinity officials say all that time at home may be the reason why more people have been visiting their BirthPlace Center in Moline.
That falls about nine months after COVID-19 related lockdowns in the spring. 12 more babies were born in November 2020 compared to November 2019, and 16 more babies were born in December.
Normally, the winter season is slower for UnityPoint Health Trinity. And that was actually the case at the Bettendorf BirthPlace Center, which was down about 20 births this winter compared to 2019.