Tag Archives: My Cousin Susan
Autism and obesity, a confounder
The journal Pediatrics released a study recently claiming an association between autism and maternal obesity during pregnancy. As soon as I heard this study being splashed all over the media, I winced. As much as the journalists point out “correlation, … Continue reading
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Second stage, take center stage
When Amy announced the Fifth Healthy Birth Blog Carnival Get Up, Stand Up, which is based on the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice “Avoid giving birth on your back and follow your body’s urges to push,” I knew exactly what I … Continue reading
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Amnesty International takes on maternal mortality in the U.S.
Amnesty International just released a report on maternal mortality (and near misses) in the United States, treating it like a human rights issue. It’s often asserted, including in this report, that infant and maternity mortality are key indicators in the … Continue reading
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Exciting things a-brewin’
I am going to be in a production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues tomorrow night. This is my third year being involved with our medical school V Day production. I was the narrator for the past two years. This … Continue reading
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Birthin and babiez!
I am on my way to one cousin Susan’s labor tonight. (Wheeeeeeeee!). She’s a first timer and things are looking wonderful so far. Another cousin Susan of mine has had totally horrid luck when it comes to secondary infertility. Well, … Continue reading
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Advice for a mom-to-be
When I was pregnant with my first son, I was the first of my friends to become pregnant. The internet wasn’t what it is today, and since I was pregnant in 1999, the only information I could get seemed to … Continue reading
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In which I come out, and my cousin Susan
I have been blogging for a while. I used to have no audience, other than a few friends. Blogs used to have about the significance of a myspace page, and now have become much more wonderful and important. But, I … Continue reading
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Overheard in the hallway
Let me paint a scene for you all. [In a medical school hallway, two academics greet my visibly pregnant cousin Susan, who has a history of anorexia prior to pregnancy that should have been clearly apparent to these people who … Continue reading
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Congrats, and a shame
I just heard a cousin Susan of mine went into labor yesterday. She had a cesarean. She was scheduled to have a cesarean today, a repeat cesarean because she had a primary cesarean about five years ago after a failed … Continue reading
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