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Is there something wrong with an ACOG soapbox?

please, i beg you... enough with the "we"

we is typical magazine speak

halle berry said her chart read "geriatric pregnancy"

My doctor's office gave me a free copy at my first appointment -- never mind that I am not over 35 and the issue was a year old.

It reminded me of a bridal magazine -- the only thing that changes month to month are the maternity dresses. The articles, checklists and "helpful hints" were so generic as to be completely unhelpful.

I'll look for it and check it out. I'm AMA and find myself COMPLETELY unable to relate to other pg women in their 20's.

i don't recall being terribly impressed with it. i guess it is supposed to fill a niche market, but the articles were general and didn't address any special needs or concerns of mothers-to-be 35 .

I read the one with Jeri Ryan on the cover and found it interesting. I'm 41 and five months pregnant with my first child. It wasn't all that different than the other pregnancy magazines, but it definitely skewed towards older mothers. I enjoyed it enough that I'll pick up the new issue when it's out.

Sorry, this is old news. I saw Plum in my OB's office in the first half of 2006. I didn't pay attention to previous issues. Back then the magazine was available only to med offices. It's the same old content every issue, isn't it? Stuff on testing, etc. "Advanced maternal age" meh. That term didn't bother me at all.

carrie too:

yes, there just might be something wrong with an ACOG soapbox. see "born in the usa: how a broken maternity system must be fixed to put women and children first" by marsden wagner.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-1875067-0369640?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=born in the usa&x=0&y=0

I, too, was designated AMA. I vowed to NOT read any pregnancy magazines just because our society seems weirdly obsessed with pregnancy. I think it helped me along in what turned out to be a difficult pregnancy. I had zero expectations and laughed at the thought of a birth plan because I had no control over anything regarding the pregnancy. I wasn't exposed to "the perfect" pregnancy or labor and delivery so I took everything much more in stride. I highly recommend that approach to friends now.

Oh my god. The "we" needs to stop.

Hah, I guess the "we" sounds a bit silly in the context of this particular post.. but I don't see the problem with it in regard to the rest of the blog. Like Lady J said, it's "typical magazine speak". I think it sort of creates a sense of community, actually.

PLUM is no longer associated with ACOG.