Illustration by Odoardo Fialetti, Francesco Valesio, from De formato foetu liber singularis (1626).
Source: US National Library of Medicine
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I've sworn to never use cars, except in life-threatening emergencies.
One exception I had to make was for the birth of my child: we had to borrow a car. We could anticipate when Maggie would go into labor, but we could not show up at the hospital early. There is a bus stop at the hospital, we could have used public transit if we didn't have to wait until it was an (artificial) emergency.
Do other places have solutions for #carfree births? (Home birth was too risky for us.)
Tree They Planted as Teen Sweethearts Suddenly Had Baby Offshoot Growing After She Got Pregnant
I told a colleague I was pregnant – she told me to keep my legs shut
I didn’t end up with a cesarean
During a prenatal appointment, a simple question from an obstetrician - "How did you end up with a c-section?" triggers a renewed wave of trauma. While the obstetrician assumes the surgical birth was the source of the author's PTSD, the reality is far more complex. This powerful post explores the disconnect between assumptions about desired births and women's lived experience of coercion, medical violence, and the fight for autonomy.https://birthethics.com/2026/04/01/i-didnt-end-up-with-a-cesarean/
Small S. Korea Town Welcomes First Newborn in 17 Years as Nation’s Fertility Rate Continues to Rise
The human cost of unsafe abortions.
Romania’s history offers a rare natural experiment on what happens when abortion laws change rapidly.
What can the rest of the world learn from this?
#Romania #Abortion #Healthcare #Mortality #Women #Childbirth #History
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