In defense of pregnancy

Apparently, someone needs to speak up for pregnancy. Yes, there are complications of pregnancy, but they are quite rare. And where is the acknowledgement that pregnancy is one of the great joys of life? (stock.adobe.com)

With the likely end of Roe expected any day now, the press has been full of accounts of how difficult pregnancy is for women.

In addition to stories about the dangers of ectopic pregnancies (which can be life-threatening), hyperemesis gravidarum (extreme nausea and vomiting that can put women in the hospital), perineal trauma, preeclampsia (pathological high blood pressure that is a leading cause of childbirth-related death) and gestational diabetes (which sometimes persists post-pregnancy), we’ve been reminded that for a share of women who’ve given birth multiple times, some side effects are permanent.