Babies were seated in walk chairs so that mothers were able to concentrate on housework. Many of those born during the baby boom also wore a harness, a symbol of their value: a baby must learn to walk and run but keep safe at the same time. Playpens were similarly popular ways to protect and confine small children. The birth rate went up in late summer 1945 and stayed high all through the decade. Statistical record was broken 24 August 1945 when 495 new Finns were born on the same day.
Babies were seated in walk chairs so that mothers were able to concentrate on housework. Many of those born during the baby boom also wore a harness, a symbol of their value: a baby must learn to walk and run but keep safe at the same time. Playpens were similarly popular ways to protect and confine small children. The birth rate went up in late summer 1945 and stayed high all through the decade. Statistical record was broken 24 August 1945 when 495 new Finns were born on the same day.
