Interesting Facts About Mother's Day

Interesting Facts About Mother�۪s Day

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The driving force behind Mother�۪s Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W. Va, and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She finally succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother�۪s Day.



The youngest mother whose history is authenticated in Lina Medina, who delivered a 6 �_-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at the age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10.



On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world�۪s oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married for 50 years, but this is their first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman�۪s niece, and the sperm of Veenarani�۪s husband.



Bobby McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets- four boys and three girls- on November 19,1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa, US. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by cesarean in the space of 16 minutes.



The State of Mom

The Best Places to be a Mother

1 Norway 2 Iceland 3 Sweden 4. New Zealand

5. Denmark 6. Finland 7. Australia

8. Belgium 9. Ireland 10. U.K.

25. United States



There are more than 85.4 Million Mothers in the United States

Highest Birth Rate vs Lowest Birth Rate

2.5 Utah 1.6 Vermont



Percentage of Women in the US Age 15 to 44 who have

0 Kids 47% 1 Kid 17% 2 Kids 20% 3 Kids 10% 4+ Kids 5%



The Cost of Love

Americans Plan to Spend $18.6 Billion This Year on Mother�۪s Day



91% of Moms Want an iPad



What People are Really Getting Mom:

82% Cards

65% Flowers

52% Dinner

34% Gift Card

28% Clothes

26% Jewelry

24% Books/CD

15% Houseware

14% Personal Care

9% Electronics



Have a Very Happy Mother�۪s Day! Intoresting. Facts About MOTHER'S DAY! OModemMom Designed By: Tyler Henson MOMS WORTH MENTIONING The driving force behind Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She finally succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. The youngest mother whose history is authenticated is Lina Medina, who delivered a 62-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10. On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world's oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married 50 years, but this is their first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman's niece, and the sperm of Veenarani's husband. Bobbi McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets - four boys and three girls on November 19, 1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa, US. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by cesarean in the space of 16 minutes. THE STATE OF MOM THE BEST PLACES TO BE A MOTHER: 2 1 3 10 6 25 1 NORWAY 2 ICELAND 3 SWEDEN 4 NEW ZEALAND IRELAND 5 DENMARK 6 FINLAND 1 AUSTRALIA 8 BELGIUM 10 U.K. 25 UNITED STATES THERE ARE MORE THAN 854 MILLION. OJ4 MOTHERS IN THE UNITED STATES HIGHEST BIRTH RATE: LOWEST BIRTH RATE: VS Nº OF BIRTHS PER WOMAN 2.5 1.6 UTAH VERMONT PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN IN THE U.S. AGE 15 TO 44 WHO HAVE: O KIDS 1 KID 2 KIDS 3 KIDS 4+ KIDS 47% 17% 20% 10% 5% THE COST OF LOVE 91% OF MOMS WANT AN IPAD AMERICANS PLAN TO SPEND THIS YEAR ON MOTHER'S DAY WHAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY GETTING MOM: 82% 65% CARDS FLOWERS 34% 52% GIFT CARD DINNER 28% 26% CLOTHES JEWELRY 15% 21% HOUSEWARE BOOKS/CD 14% 9% PERSONAL CARE ELECTRONICS Hawe a Vory Happy MOTHER'S DAY! OModemMom Designed By: Tyler Henson Sources: http://www.census.gov http://www. mothersdaycelebration.comn http://www.savethechildren.org http://www.crazytoradeal com http://www.mactrast.com http:/www.bigresearch.com http://www.pmewswIre, com http://www.internetretailer.com http://www.msnbe.msn.com ............