Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy’

Pregmancy: A Review

Has there ever been another humorous take on fatherhood, that acknowledged the stress involved because the father is doing his job? If there is, I’m sure there aren’t many. Starting with the news of the arrival of their second child, Zoe,Christian Piatt walks the reader through...

May 29th, 2012 | Blog, Books | Read More

Say Anything

Every woman who has experienced pregnancy knows that the condition automatically makes her an inadvertent public figure, allowing anyone to say anything to or about her at any time. Here are some real life comments made to pregnant women I have known (including myself): -Wow, you are really huge! -Are...

May 7th, 2012 | Essays, Social Justice | Read More

Fruit of the Womb

One of the benefits of working in medicine is knowing a lot of random facts that I can pull out at cocktail parties, wedding receptions, baby showers and other social gatherings when there’s a lull in the conversation. For example, it’s impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze. If you wreck...

May 14th, 2010 | Essays, Featured | Read More