"Women deserved pain" (1). My lower jaw drops reading this sentence. The book starts with Eve the first pregnant woman; she was cursed by God for eating forbidden after. God told her, "I greatly multiply your pain childbearing; in pain, you shall bring forth children" (1). This idea sets a mindset for women giving birth... Continue Reading →
Hormones and Other Things (Blog #2)-Celeste o.
“They knew that women were mere puppets controlled by hormonal swings” (page 101). Often when women are mad or sad, men say it’s the hormones or that time of the month. Yes, sometimes our sudden change in mood can be caused by hormones but in a new Stanford study, Dr. Henderson says that data does... Continue Reading →
How Men Changed Pregnancy-Bella T.
I’ve recently been reading Get Me Out by Randi Epstein. While I’ve been reading this book I have learned how (mostly men) and women have contributed to progress in obstetrics . In the earlier centuries men were the only ones who could be physicians and obstetrician's. In result to this men wrote all the pregnancy guides... Continue Reading →
Covering Thousands of Years (Blog #1)-Celeste O.
Can you imagine a society nowadays where being born with a caul was the greatest thing to a newborn? I find very interesting the origin of this belief. The Romans created this myth based on the birth of their Prince, yet this prince died at a very young age, only at 10 years old. Just... Continue Reading →
Get Me Out & Into Summer Reading-Claudia L.
If there were 3 words to describe me, Claudia Luong, they would be, loud, energetic, and determined. Whenever I want something, I have to get it. My main goal is to be successful. Whether that is a business owner or a biomedical engineer. As a child, I always pictured myself in a lab coat. I... Continue Reading →
Get me into reading~Natalia V.
Get me out Hello my name is Natalia!! I am happy to get started on my summer reading book. Currently I am 15 years old and I plan to have a career in the biomedical field that's becoming a nurse. Right now I am trying to discover what type of nurse I want to be... Continue Reading →