Birth, Babies, and Beyond

Pregnancy, birth, and parenting

by Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D.

Mother-Child Issues Start in the Womb

By Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. on December 1, 2011 in Birth, Babies, and Beyond

I read the strangest birth metaphor that truly made me cringe. A scientist likened the growing fetus (our precious unborn babies) to a tumor. A cancer, of all things. It really zapped the beauty and loveliness of pregnancy. During my three pregnancies (including twins), I imagined things closer to seeds flourishing into flowers. Certainly not a malignancy invading my body. Read More

Thanks for this!

Submitted by Anonymous on December 1, 2011 - 4:20pm.

There's a book called 'Is your body baby friendly?' that partly addresses this topic. Many women (like me) have a very difficult time getting or staying pregnant because of immune issues.

And sorry to nitpick, but you have a couple of typos that jumped out at me. Our 'bodies' (not body's) and 'foreigners' (not foreignors).

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Submitted by Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. on December 1, 2011 - 6:11pm.

first of all, thanks for catching my glaring errors. and let me know if there are more. the book sounds fascinating but i think doctors have a lot to learn about immunity and pregnancy, we are only just beginning.

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Submitted by Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. on December 1, 2011 - 6:10pm.

whoah! thanks so much for catching my typos, and please let me know if there are more. The book sounds intriguing but i really do believe that there are so many things we don't know. we know that many women have immune problems--and they may or may not be linked to hormones--but doctors have a lot to learn to help so many women.