Local Hospital Numbers Do Not Show COVID Baby Boom
Birth numbers for Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Livingston Regional suggest the spring shutdown did not create a baby boom. Cookeville Birth Center Director Rebecca Kojak said both pregnancies and births have stayed consistent compared to a year ago. “We actually have not seen a huge in pregnancies or moms that we have delivered,” Kojack […]
Numbers Suggest Covid Baby Boom
A local OBGYN has seen pregnancies almost double during the Covid stay at home order. OBGYN Namaste of McMinnville reported 61 pregnancies from May to June this year. Last year, the healthcare provider saw only 33 pregnancies. OBGYN Namaste Medical Assistant Hannah Shay said this is a small sample size but point towards a Covid […]
