Shumita Basu

Yeah.

I mean, in these stories that you're telling, I'm struck by the actions of these women's partners in all of this.

And it takes me back to my own birth experience where my husband was put in the position of being this advocate for me and really, in many scenarios, fighting with the medical providers around us.

And what a difficult and stressful ask that is of the partners.

It is traumatic for them, in a way.

Mm-hmm.

You recently published an essay in The New York Times, and the title was, What I'd Tell a Younger Version of Myself About Having a Baby.

Knowing everything you know now and having done this work for years and spoken to so many people, what would you tell your younger self or what would you tell anybody right now who is considering having a baby?

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Good morning.

It's Wednesday, November 5th.

I'm Shamita Basu.

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