10 unnecessary ridiculous facts about pregnancy and childbirth

Being born. If you think about it a little longer, it's the most claustrophobic thing you've ever experienced. And at the same time: it’s a miracle that we come to earth like this, right? Time for some Sunday facts.

1. It is normal for you to ‘float’ to another level of consciousness during childbirth. Women completely come to themselves and encourage themselves. They have inner conversations that help them persevere, push, and wait.

2. That slimy substance in the folds of the baby's skin is called vernix. It mainly consists of dead cells and sebum and protects the fetus.

3. From the second trimester, babies urinate in the amniotic fluid. Then they drink it up, urinate it out again, drink it again, and so on. Never knew that.

4. Babies taste what their mothers eat in the womb. So if you go all the way with garlic, Mr. or Mrs. Fetus definitely notices. It also turns out that mothers who drink a lot of carrot juice have children who also find it tasty.

5. Most twins are born in Central Africa: an average of about 27.9 twins per 1000 births. There is zero evidence for this, but some whisper that it’s due to the large amount of sweet potatoes eaten there.

6. The uterus of a pregnant woman has grown about 500 times larger during a full-term pregnancy.

7. Worldwide, 255 babies are born every minute. So during your delivery, quite a few ladies are puffing along.

8. The YouTube video where we can witness how reality stars Channah and Quinten bring their baby into the world themselves without medical help has been viewed more than 767,000 times last week.

9. For many women, the size and shape of their feet permanently change due to pregnancy. Both the length and width of the foot increase. Sometimes so much that you need a shoe size larger, even after that time.

10. Only five percent of babies are born on their due date. There's a good chance you can still enjoy a day of Netflix on your due date.