Only 105,141 babies were born in the first four months of this year in our country, 6% less than in the same period last year. These are the latest data provided by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), published yesterday and confirming the downward trend for five years and that has accelerated due to the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, last December, the INE recorded the lowest birth rate in the last 80 years.
When choosing the name of the baby, one of the issues that most concern parents is that it is exclusive and they look for infrequent names, while on the contrary, there are also those who look for the most popular names.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that the rate of cesarean sections does not exceed 10-15% and that they be performed only in cases that are medically necessary. However, the INE has released the delivery data for 2018, the year in which 26 percent of cesarean sections were performed in Spain. Of the total of 372,777 deliveries, 97,804 have been by cesarean section.
Choosing a baby's name can be a difficult task, especially when parents cannot agree. For this reason, some families end up choosing to let fate decide, or to name their children after a character they admire, whether fictional or real.
Yesterday we told you that the names most chosen by Spaniards last year for their babies were Alejandro and Lucía, as well as the ten most used boy and girl names in all of Spanish territory.
As every year, the National Institute of Statistics has released the most chosen baby names in 2011 with small changes compared to previous years, which shows that Spaniards do not innovate too much in terms of baby names.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
