At Community Hospital East, nine of their caregivers were pregnant at one time. Author: Carlos Diaz Updated: 5:31 AM EDT March 15, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — According to researchers, the nationwide "baby boom" some expected to occur after months of married couples quarantining at home together has failed to materialize. But locally, one Community Health hospital is reporting a huge spike in pregnancies, both with its patients and its staff. At Community Hospital East, nine of their caregivers were pregnant at one time. “In January, we were up 30 percent in terms of our number of births,” said Dr. Julia Kearney, an OB/GYN at Community Hospital North. “In March, we're going to be up 70 percent, so we're expecting over 400 babies to be born at Community Hospital North [in March]. Last year, we were under 300 [in March], so it's a huge increase for us.”