when i was in labor, giving birth to jan, the very first thing the midwife told me was “hm, asian mother, caucasian father— this just means pain.” i nearly hated her for it, except she turned out to be the best midwife i could have hoped for. for more than 12 hours, she never left my side, guiding, consoling, encouraging, comforting me during the entire journey. without her persistence and conviction, i would never have been able to give birth non-surgically.

she could have saved stanford some research money. according to their new study:

…the researchers found that white mother/Asian father couples had the lowest rate (23 percent) of caesarean delivery, while Asian mother/white father couples had the highest rate (33.2 percent). Because birth weights between these two groups were similar, the researchers say the findings suggest that the average Asian woman’s pelvis may be smaller than the average white woman’s and less able to accommodate babies of a certain size.

may be smaller. may. they’re not even sure. surely, it couldn’t have been that hard to figure that one out?

anyways, i’ve been trying to extrapolate… what are these findings trying to tell us? that mother nature doesn’t sanction partnerships between asian women and caucasian men? hm. food for thought.

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