because, like many other things about birth, women are afraid of big babies. the fear is being bred into them more and more in each consecutive generation. by the time I have granddaughters, they'll be told by doctors (except MY grandchildren won't GO to doctors for births!) that 7 lbs is too big, and if they go past 37 weeks they'll need a c-section.
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Date: 2005-04-07 10:04 am (UTC)