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Pregnancy

03rd Dec 2021

Babies born in December have some very unique traits – and you’ll see why

Trine Jensen-Burke

Is your baby going to be born in December?

Lucky you!

There are some truly special things about babies born in December – in fact, they are quite special, starting from birth.

Did you for instance know that December is the rarest month to be born, with Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Stephen’s Day being the very rarest birthdays of all (mostly because very few pre-scheduled C-sections will take place on these dates).

Apart from possibly not having to share their birthday with lots of their future classmates, here are a few other facts about babies born this month:

2. Likely to reach his or her 100th birthday

3. They do better in school

Some people think it’s a disadvantage to be one of the youngest kids in the class, but studies show that, by the time they graduate, younger students outperform older peers in the same grade.