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

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 worker Sara Pixton draws on her backgrounds in applied linguistics and social work to explore the power of words during the childbearing season and how we can all come together to better care for and honor those who give birth.