BRIGHTON and Hove has had a huge increase in babies born since the pandemic began, according to a new study.

Birth registrations were up 39 per cent between December 2020, nine months after the UK’s first lockdown, and July 2021, when compared with data for the same period over 2019 and 2020.

The research revealed that July 2021 was the peak month for babies being born in the city, while more than 3,500 new arrivals have been registered in Brighton and Hove since the start of the pandemic.

The study was carried out by Reassured, a life insurance company.

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A spokeswoman said: “With all Covid-19 restrictions now lifted, we’re finally able to look back and explore any more positive outcomes of such a challenging time.

“Our analysis shows many took the big step of having a child in lockdown, with nearly a quarter of a million new-born babies registered by parents from December 2020 – nine months after the restrictive Covid-19 measures were put in place.”

The most popular birthday in the city was May 25, with the highest number of "lockdown baby" births on this date.

In terms of the whole country, it comes as no surprise that nine months after March 2020, when the first lockdown began, there was a higher than normal birth rate, with 47,823 babies born in December 2020 and 47,500 in January 2021.

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