Some hospitals in Charleston, S.C., recorded as many as 30 more births in October after a rare snowstorm closed businesses in January, according to The Post and Courier.
Roper St. Francis told the publication it started seeing an uptick in births during late September, with birth rates increasing into October. One of the system's locations recorded a 3 percent increase in births in October due to the so-called "snow babies."
In North Charleston, Trident Medical Center saw 30 more births in October than during the same month in 2017. Summerville Medical Center reported 10 more births during the same time frame when compared to last year, and East Cooper Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, S.C., likewise reported increased births.
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