How fertile is your field?
From The Washington Post:
New federal guidelines ask all females capable of conceiving a baby to treat themselves — and to be treated by the health care system — as pre-pregnant, regardless of whether they plan to get pregnant anytime soon.Among other things, this means all women between first menstrual period and menopause should take folic acid supplements, refrain from smoking, maintain a healthy weight and keep chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes under control.
All sound suggestions, but phrasing women’s health it in terms of “pre-pregnancy healthâ makes me feel a little like a tap-dancing uterus waiting to be plugged.
Wombs aren’t just made for babies, you know.
Well, since the first couple of weeks of pregnancy is so important, it's actually good advice. Especially that folic acid thing. Something like half of all pregnancies that aren't terminated were unplanned. Might as well recognize that. Even women who never ever want children sometimes change their minds after they get pregnant. I mean, this sort of thing is only scary because of who's in power right now. In Norway we'd just nod and say, "Good idea, I'll keep that in mind."