You’ve probably heard that every 1 in 3 births in the United States is a C-section. Significant efforts are being made in most births to avoid surgery, but a C-section is still the safest option in some scenarios. You should prepare and hope for a vaginal birth, as they usually…
Reframing Mom Guilt | It’s Okay to “Fail”
I think I should hate this photo, but I actually love it. My mom took it. She had a photography career before she switched to medicine when I was little, and she still loves to lug around a big DSLR and snap photos of her family. This particular day, we…
My Breech Birth Story
I was 35 weeks pregnant when my mom began to pester me nearly every time she called. Why haven’t they done an ultrasound recently? Don’t they need to know how big she is? How do they know she’ll fit? She had a nagging feeling that because I’m so tall, I…