It’s been quite a week for babies, although, of the 1.8 million or so born worldwide since the start of the week (an estimated 370,000 each day), one in particular has captured the world’s attention like no other. It seems that everybody wants to share in the happiness of Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, over the birth of their son, Prince George, the third in line to the throne. And why not? The birth of a child is always a very special event, whoever the parents may be.

What I find amusing about almost any child birth, Royal or otherwise, is the reaction the event evokes in many people. Comments witnessed on television this week such as “It’s a boy! Incredible!” or “They’ve had a boy? Amazing!” are standard, as though there were multiple choices and the lucky couple just happened to have hit upon the right one!

As virtually any parent or prospective parent will tell you, whether the baby is a boy or a girl is not important. The most important, and in fact the only, issue is the health and well being of mother and child. Thankfully, in this most high profile of births, that particular box was ticked with a positive and that, in truth, is all that matters. Wonderful, certainly but hardly incredible.