Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #1:

The US has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world.

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #3:

Despite legal protections on paper, many pregnant people still experience pregnancy discrimination, and pregnancy discrimination is difficult to prove. #10b88fb663c1">https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizelting/2018/10/30/why-pregnancy-discrimination-still-matters/ #10b88fb663c1

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #4:

Common side effects of pregnancy aren& #39;t necessarily mild. During the third trimester of my first pregnancy my heartburn was so bad I woke up multiple times a night to vomit bile.

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #5:

During pregnancy the brain undergoes remodeling akin to that which occurs during puberty, making lasting changes to how the brain works. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pregnancy-causes-lasting-changes-in-a-womans-brain/

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #8:

I vomited an average of 1x/day through all 9 months of both my pregnancies. I designated one of the stalls in the ladies& #39; room at work the puking stall, & couldn& #39;t use it afterwards b/c going in there triggered nausea.

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #9:

Women who are denied wanted abortions are more likely to remain in abusive relationships. https://www.ansirh.org/research/turnaway-study

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #10:

Black American women are more likely to develop pregnancy-induced hypertension than white American women, and are almost 10 times more likely to die as a result. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5915910

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #11:

Having a child is associated with a 6-8% pay reduction for women. Men with children actually earn more on average. https://www.nber.org/digest/apr11/w16582.html

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #12:

1 in 14 1st time moms experience extensive perineal tearing. 1 in 15 suffer injury to the anal sphincter, raising their risk of long-term anal incontinence. Fewer than 1 in 10 don& #39;t tear at all. …https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2393-13-59

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #13:

Around 5-10% of pregnancies cause some kind of hypertensive disorder, which puts the pregnant person at long term increased risk of hypertension, stroke, heart disease, liver and kidney problems. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.118.009382

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #14:

Poor, single pregnant women are vulnerable to exploitation by adoption agencies pressuring them to relinquish their babies, leading to long term emotional, psychological, and physical problems. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/shotgun-adoption/

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #16:

An OB did an episiotomy without my permission & without local anesthesia. He just said, "I don& #39;t want you to tear so I& #39;m going to cut you." And he did. He nicked an artery & I lost 1L of blood, requiring a transfusion.

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Fun pregnancy "inconvenience" fact #18:

Americans are not guaranteed paid parental leave. You may be eligible for up to 12 weeks unpaid leave if you and your employer meet certain criteria. https://americanpregnancy.org/planning/maternity-leave/

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