Israel's war with Hezbollah triggers baby boom

Posted By Blake Hounshell Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 10:00 AM Share

What do you do when you're huddled up inside a bunker, hoping you won't get hit with a rocket?

If you're a young Israeli couple, chances are you go for the cheapest form of entertainment around: sex. That's why Israel is experiencing a 35 percent jump in the number of women entering their fifth, sixth or seventh month of pregnancy, according to statistics from health maintenance organizations.

I wonder if anything similar happened up in Hezbollah country? 

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