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kittyinasweater t1_j9vs2tb wrote

Reply to comment by DoomSongOnRepeat in Suspect arrested in 2001 killing of a pregnant soldier at a former U.S. Army base in Germany by StevenSanders90210

So the leading cause of death for pregnant women is suicide, not homicide? Equally sad imo.

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HereIGoAgain_1x10 t1_j9x1qex wrote

Wonder how much of that is baseline mental health issues vs pregnancy related hormonal/brain chemistry changes vs family/society pressure about the pregnancy and the idea that they can't live with the "shame" or whatever of being pregnant. How fucking awful of a problem to think about and attempt to solve.

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OccamsSchickQuattro t1_j9ydjfo wrote

My wife dealt with some depression during pregnancy and had to be given medication… she does not battle mental health issues at all when not pregnant. The hormonal changes make them go whack on a lot of weird things. My wife will not eat pickles ever… unless pregnant. She had to change her toothpaste for the time being.

There’s so much shit women go through in pregnancy that you cannot understand until you watch your partner go through it. And even then you only understand it on the most basic sympathetic level. You still can’t fully comprehend the idea of your brain and attitude literally changing because of a normal bodily function.

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