It's worth mentioning that carrying a baby to term has serious health risks -- gestational diabetes, heart problems, etc. It can leave the mother bedridden for

It's worth mentioning that carrying a baby to term has serious health risks -- gestational diabetes, heart problems, etc. It can leave the mother bedridden for the last months of the pregnancy. It can change the mother's body completely and irreversably. It is likely to necessitate abdominal surgery (caesarian). Here's a nice take on this: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/pregnancy-as-labor/264070/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/pregnanc...