Did Carmageddon (closing the 405 for repairs) lead to a Baby Boom?

[Electric Monk]

Cedars-Sinai, where more babies are born west of the Mississippi than anywhere else in the country, worked exclusively with NBC 4 News to try and determine if there will be a post-Carmageddon uptick in the birthrate.

The answer? Maybe.

“Our prenatal classes are fuller than they often are, so it may be a premonition that there might be more women delivering nine months after Carmageddon,” said Dr. Sarah Kilpatrick, chair of the OB/GYN department.

Carmageddon, the nickname for closing the 405 freeway from July 16 -18 last year, threatened to be a disaster of biblical proportions for car-crazy Los Angeles.

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http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Carmaggedon-405-Freeway-Birthrate-Baby-Boom-Pregnant-146769195.html

[TheWraith]

1. So they're saying... what?

That people stuck in traffic amused themselves by getting lucky?

[Electric Monk]

2. People stayed home, knowing the freeway was scheduled to be closed.