Salem's Baby Birth stats

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Of 52 births that either occurred on-screen or we were told about contemporaneously, 34 (65%) took place in hospitals (including Marcus's Emergency Clinic, Dr Baker's Clinic, Sherman Falls, wherever Sonny was born, and Los Angeles). Some of these (I'm estimating 3) were hospital-focused stories (i.e., a one-named character giving birth).

Importantly, if you look at the last 10 years of story, there have been shockingly few births (7, or one every 17 months) on-screen or otherwise, with only 1 happening at SU Hospital and one at Dr Baker's clinic (28%).

Go back another 10 years, we have 17 births (or one every 14 months), of which 6 took place in a hospital (35%).

Go back to April, 1992 (halfway point of the show), and we have 24 births (one every 13 months), of which 9 (nine) took place in a hospital (38%). So it's not just our perception - they're actually getting worse at this and cheapening the "drama". (Note: This doesn't include Abby's current pregnancy.) A Salem character who is pregnant is twice as likely to give birth outside a hospital than inside.

Jennifer Rose Horton was in fact the first non-hospital birth, so I guess Abby's following dual traditions: the DiMera tradition of kidnapping pregnant women and the Bill-Horton-branch birthing-in-odd-places tradition, LOL.

 

[Poirot]

This post deserved it's own thread.................

 

[JasonDíSpeech]

Argh! I had edited it and I agree!

So I'll say it here - that information excludes off-screen births we didn't hear about, even for wee ones (Tate, Emily, Noah) when they were first introduced. It also excludes non-live births (David, Daniel).

 

[Noel]

Awesome Jason! Thanks so much.

 

[dayzfan4life]

How many have occurred on Smith Island? We jokingly call it Birth Island.

 

[Just Samantha]

Belle, Parker and Charlotte are the only ones actually born in the Horton cabin on Smith Island. Arianna was born in a shed on Smith Island.

Jennifer was born in a farmhouse.

Noel Curtis was born at Ridgecrest (DiMera hideout)

Andrew Donovan was born in a random hunting cabin

Brady was born in the side room of St. Luke's

Abby was born in a cabin (but not the Horton cabin)

Philip was born at the Salem Inn

Chelsea was born in a Louisiana Bayou gas station

JJ was born in a jungle cave on Melaswen

Claire was born in the side room at St. Luke's

Ciara was born in a warehouse

Johnny and Allie were born in Marlena's bedroom

Grace was born in Mia's apartment

Thomas was born in a cabin in Mammoth Falls

Holly was born in the Lakeview Inn motel

The rest of the more well known Salem babies were born in the hospital (or Dr. Baker's clinic).

 

[JasonDíSpeech]

My sheet's pretty unruly, but JS has the gist of it. It's just that the majority of babies on the show have been born in odd locations for the last 10-15 years. And yes, that includes Arianna, Parker, and now Charlotte on (Smith?) Island. (I can't recall if that's the name of the island anymore or not.)

 

[Just Samantha]

Yes, it's Smith Island. It's surprising they didn't name it Horton Island.

 

[JasonDíSpeech]

I thought so! I had that flash while typing that answer, but while researching the stats, couldn't think of its name. I called it "Horton Cabin Island" LOL.

 

[Noel]

 

[Jason47]

Here's the 51 on-air births:

http://www.jason47.com/days/daysbirths.html

 

[DrBakerFan]

Yes, it's Smith Island. It's surprising they didn't name it Horton Island.

Any attempt to rename the island after a dysfunctional, in-crowd Salem family would incur the wrath of the pitchfork-wielding year-round residents and the heavily-armed Horton Cabin raccoons. Both groups must be heartily sick of Salemites bringing their sordid affairs and/or personal problems to their peaceful little island home.