Summary: <p>Science journalist<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/rachelegross">Rachel E. Gross<span> </span></a>explores how the evolution of medical terminology seems to have stalled when it comes to pregnancy. Patients are encountering terms like “geriatric pregnancy” and “incompetent cervix” that not only add an element of blame to a pregnancy, but also lack the specificity needed for medical care. </p> <p>Read her recent piece in The Atlantic,<span> </span><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/01/geriatric-pregnancy-old-outdated-medical-terms/672834/">"Don't Call My Cervix Incompetent."</a></p> <p>Listen to Gross's<span> </span><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/myth-busting-vagina">interview with The Takeaway</a><span> </span>about her book,<span> </span><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/vagina-obscura">"Vagina Obscure: An Anatomical Voyage."</a></p>
