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Filed under: Just for moms, Just for dads, Love & sex, Pregnancy & birthDiaper changes may not have been exactly what the Obama For Change campaign was about, but there are those who predict that is exactly what many Obama supporters will be doing in about nine months.Did euphoric couples around the country celebrate Obama's win on November 4th with a little unprotected celebration sex? Dr. Manny Alvarez, chief of reproductive science at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey suspects they did. "The mood of the country and the optimism about leadership is always somewhat related to birth rates," he says. "I'm gearing up for a healthy increase."University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz says that hope and euphoria can work as aphrodisiacs. Add to that the fact that the majority of voters under 30 supported Obama and you have a lot of extremely happy couples of child-bearing age looking for a way to commemorate the big night. Makes sense to me.If the idea of a post-election baby-boom sounds far-fetched, consider Barack Obama's own birth date. He was born on August 4, 1961. That was almost nine months to the day that John F. Kennedy was elected to the White House. Coincidence? Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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