Would you have practiced in the US? Because if so, OBGYNs are literally "doing it wrong," as this country has one of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates of developed nations. Since only 1% of births in the US happen outside of hospitals, it seems safe to conclude that the medical field plays a significant…

And I realize that this comments makes it seem as if I am contradicting myself when I say that lack of preventative care and unnecessary interventions both are major contributors to poor maternal mortality rates; it's hard to express here, but in general what people like Khiara Bridges ad Robbie Davis-Floyd explore is…

Of course race and class are huge factors in health outcomes in the US. But, those numbers still exist; results are especially poor for black mothers and infants in the US (a lot of this is probably due to lack of preventative and prenatal care) - staggeringly bad compared to white, middle class women and babies, and…

I mean, modern medicine/doctor attended birth is also now understood to be largely responsible for the introduction of illnesses like puerperel fever; it's not as if there's any need to go around defending unnecessary interventions during pregnancy and birth that lead to bad outcomes for mothers and babies. The US has…

YOU CAUGHT ME! But hey, what a solution, right? Show up to wedding sans gift, offend hosts, reveal self to be dirtbag, consequently never get invited to another wedding again! Problem solved, A+ work, would dirtbag again, etc. Unfortunately for you, me and my college graduating class, the wedding/birthday/engagement…

:( this article isn't very helpful for me, a flighty ne'er-do-well member of the millenial generation. I have student loans, people! And an unquenchable thirst for expensive technology. I can't just marry any man(-child) with an interesting mustache and a vintage t-shirt collection hanging around the local Starbucks!…

I've had my fair share of $4 wine, trust. But the idea that my friends need to bring something, anything! to my house if I invite them over for a dinner party seems insulting to me. I was taught that the onus for providing was always on the host, never the guest. So if we're going to make merry with the 2 buck chuck,…

You sound like someone who never watched an episode of Bridezillas before, which only makes me feel sorry for you :( Is the thought that your nearest and dearest might actually not be appreciative of your homemade banana bread and pine cone craft projects (I'm just spitballing here, let me know if you're more of a…

Lol omg no one wants to drink your shitty $4 bottle of wine at their nice dinner party. Stop acting like giving people people gifts can't be "customary" and a burden on both parties at the same time. Calling something traditional (esp. when we're talking American wedding industrial complex traditions) is an…

OMG you actually wrote "doctorate degree" like that means anything here, in the comment section of an online women's interest blog. You didn't even say what it was in. Or where you got it from. First of all, having a ph.d is in no way indicative of superior intellect - I'm studying for one right now and there are…

OMG you actually wrote "doctorate degree" like that means anything here, in the comment section of an online women's interest blog. You didn't even say what it was in. Or where you got it from. First of all, having a ph.d is in no way indicative of superior intellect - I'm studying for one right now and there are…