San Francisco, CA - As increasing numbers of millennial women are choosing to have children, many are questioning some long held assumptions about pregnancy.
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| A pregnant human millennial, shown here ordering a bucket of pickles and turkey gravy on Uber Eats and seriously considering a fourth accent pillow, maybe red? |
"Millennial women currently account for more than 90% of births in the United States," Mort Fishman MD, an obstetrician and the author of Millennial Moms: How the Internet and 9/11 Changed the Way We Approach Pregnancy and Childbirth in the New Millenium, explained. "This is a generation of women that were raised during a time of great social and technological change. They saw the birth of the internet, and they believe that the birthing process should be more collaborative and open to new ideas."
The way that human culture has approached pregnancy and childbirth has been fairly fixed, likely for thousands of years but for at least the last fifty. This doesn't sit well with many millennial women, like San Francisco millennial Juniper Poppy Miller, who bristle at being told that their pregnancy has to fit into a mold envisioned by older generations. "Millennials are inherently curious. We seek out and excel at accepting change. If there is a more efficient way to accomplish a goal, we don't let tradition get in the way of progress. Take the human gestation of 9 months. Why 9 months? Why can't I have a pregnancy that fits into my lifestyle rather than the other way around?"
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