The Associated Press: Fertile country: Babies linked to Colo. festival

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Did Country Festival Encourage Pregnancies?
Published 7/8/2008 by Calvin Gilbert at CMT Blog
... When it comes to underwriting the costs of touring, country music artists generally look to the alcohol and snack food industries for sponsorship. But maybe it’s time that somebody summoned the courage to seek sponsorship from a condom company. Especially in light of an Associated Press report about a significant increase in pregnancies around Grand Junction, Colo., following the ...

Making Babies at Music Festivals
Published 7/9/2008 by Justin at Live Music Blog.com
... help lighten the mood a bit. And honestly, this may very well be the best (or worst) link we've ever published. Hopefully you agree. The effects of an annual music festival in Grand Junction, Colo., may appear months after the last act plays — nine months, to be precise. A health official says her agency sees far more pregnant women in the weeks after Country Jam, which was held last month and featured Tim McGraw, Clay Walker and Sugarland. Fertile country: Babies linked to Colo. festival [AP] Country ...

Music Festival Spawns Spike in Pregnancies
Published 7/10/2008 by James Sullivan at Spinner.com
[image] Organizers of Grand Junction, Colorado's Country Jam might want to rethink the name of the festival, after a local health official reported that the annual outing contributes to a substantial spike in unplanned pregnancies . The agency Nurse-Family Partnership typically sees 25-30 pregnant women a month, said supervisor Wanda Scott, but the number shoots to about 80 in the weeks after the festival. Tim McGraw and Sugarland headlined this year's Country Jam in late June. The four-day event advertises a designated quiet camping area: "After the shows are over, no ...