While their parents may hope for an auspicious birth, the impact of a small population spike ... dragon year officially starts. The Chinese zodiac dates back at least 2,000 years, but the dragon ...

whose doctoral thesis was on the dragon baby boom, predicts a substantial birth spike this dragon year in ethnic Chinese populations across the world, including Australia. However, Goodkind says ...

Doctors estimate that couples gunning for a lucky baby will have to conceive by May 2 in order to stand a chance of giving birth by the tail end of the dragon year, which lasts until February 9, 2013.

The dragon is the only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac When Alicia Loo got pregnant 12 years ago, her husband's family was thrilled - the baby would ... the same spike for in vitro ...

Demographers say the “dragon baby boom” is likely to be short-lived. Many women choose to remain childless because of high childcare costs and they do not want to marry or pause their careers.

And while Fu might have been a surprise to his parents — they already had two daughters, the youngest eight — it is no surprise that there is a Chinese baby boom in the Year of the Dragon ...