Interesting Facts

80.5 million are the mothers of all ages in USA.

81% of women between 40 and 44 are mothers.
 
Women expect to have 2 children in their lifetime.

More than 152 million Mothers Day cards have been given last year in the United States. This made it the third largest card sending occasion.

About 4 million women have babies each year in United States. About 415 000 are teenagers between 15-19 years and more than 100 000 are age 40 or older.

25.2 is the average age of women giving birth for first time.

1 in 32 moms deliver twins. Approximately  1-in- 534 moms give birth of three or more babies.

Jacob & Emily are the most popular names for girls and boys in USA in 2004.

10 million are the single mothers living with children under 18.

Native American Indian women have long been honored with the name, “Life of the Nation” for their gift of motherhood to the tribes.

The ancient Greeks celebrated Mother’s Day in spring just like we do.

One of four Americans forget to call their mothers for Mothers Day

The people spend average of $100 for presents on Mothers Day.

52 % of the words for mother in the material have ma/me/mo or na/ne/no in the root syllable poems.

Ancient Egyptians always had a belief that “Bast” was the mother of all cats on Earth.

Books by Mother Goose are the most popular among the children’s entertainment.

Some people like the Assam in Africa call themselves “maharis”, or “motherhoods”. They do not use the word family.

Chinese families form their family names with a sing that means mother. This is their way to honor the mothers.

“Life of the Nation” is the named given to the native American Indian Women.