Dramatic increase in unnecessary C-sections, older mothers, and rapidly closing Labor and Delivery Departments. It’s a perfect storm of disastrous issues leading to horrific outcomes. 700 deaths in the US from childbirth and a full 50K (yes, fifty THOUSAND) severe complications or injuries each year. 

If you want to have children, don’t be afraid, be forewarned. Be very explicit with your OB about the complication that killed a family member. And if that OB brushes you off, find a new one. In 60% of cases, a severe complication can be caught early enough to mitigate most damage.

Hemmorhage (PPH) is the number one leading complication in the US today. People will tell you that losing your entire blood volume is rare, but it’s not that rare. I know women who lost two body’s worth (they were still bleeding while being transfused).

In the world of Hollywood remakes, I’m not mad at this one. I think the story lends itself to a continuation.

Same.

Why would anyone do that?

I would love an actual legal type person to step in here, but I’ve read two articles that said the judge had ruled certain pieces of evidence didn’t count as privileged because acting as a fixer is not acting as lawyer. So if it these tapes were already ruled not privileged, it wouldn’t violate attorney/client…

Same, same. I’m fine staying in the JR Dark Ages. 

I think that’s why Paul Ryan is offering such timid rebuttals for Trump these days. He doesn’t want to side with him, but doesn’t want to have Trump’s rage turned on him. That way, if both T and P go down, he’ll be the leader of the Kremlin West branch.

I feel this way about Amazon music. Overall, I like the selection and the player, but damn if all of their best lists aren’t 97 men and 3 women. Like, Pat Benatar isn’t on the best 100 songs of the ‘80s? Heart? 

Ha, ha, see guys? I totally didn’t commit treason on live TV.

Thank you for covering this. I spend a lot of time in the maternal near miss world. All of us who nearly lost our lives in childbirth are on our feet, shouting as loud as we can, testifying, speaking to med professionals, hosting blood drives and even with the increased news coverage, it feels like no one is…

It’s sometimes the only way they can feel good about themselves...

I have the same problem. I’m the terrible one because I won’t leap into the pit and wrestle the viper. But I’m not wasting my breath, they can all think whatever they want. 

YES. My family is horrible. And yet even the people who’ve had a front row seat to their insanity and toxicity sometimes say to me “when are you going to pick up the phone and call them again?” Never. They think it’s a grudge you’re holding, but it has nothing to do with that. Watching Meghan’s father get paid for his…

That was my thought, too. He’s the last and she doesn’t have to grapple with hypermesis gravidarum (the barfing until you have to be hospitalized condition) again.

Blind Gossip says his last surgery (I think they said it was for his hip) was really bladder cancer. 

Blind Gossip is saying they’re divorced but avoiding the question.

A cartoon drawing of an early 20th century oil baron?

I could see the assholes firing them off at 1 this morning, but the cops still didn’t come. Don’t feel bad for not making the call!