Birth Words: Language For a Better Birth

Pregnancy: "Expecting," "With Child," and Other Colloquialisms


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In this episode, Sara talks about some colloquialisms used to refer to pregnancy.

REFERENCES:

Etymonline. (2020). Pregnant. In Online etymology dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/pregnant

Steinmetz, K. (2019, May 11). It's time to rethink the demeaning ways we describe pregnancy. Time. https://time.com/5587321/knocked-up-pregnant-synonyms/

 

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Birth Words: Language For a Better BirthBy Sara Pixton

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