Matt believes that childcare is challenging but ultimately rewarding.

“I'm like people ask me like oh How's being a dad and I've changed my script now like it's the best yeah but there were like 6 months where I was like bro like don't do this not literally but it was like yeah it's good to have both like it can be challenging and there can be parts of it you're like t”

Abby feels that having a scheduled C-section instead of undergoing labor makes the delivery experience feel much easier.

“It felt like we cheated birth. We were like, "This is easy. Everything's going so great. Nothing possibly could go wrong."”

Trisha believes that having more than three C-sections is dangerous and medically inadvisable.

“Three C-sections are like the max. Like you should not have more than Well, do whatever. You know, your doctors will tell you, but you're not really supposed to have more from Google. Google tells me three C-sections. It can just be dangerous.”

Childbirth involves significant physical trauma and recovery, which is often downplayed or not explained to prospective mothers.

“the first week not only do you have a new baby and all this stuff you are recovering from major surgery like no one tells you this”

The high rates of maternal mortality in states with abortion bans highlight the hypocrisy of politicians claiming to support women and children.

“the top 10 states with the highest maternal mortality all have abortion bands yep and so to your point these people who are pushing these bands they they claim to be in favor of women and children but they've been virtually silent on an issue of maternal mortality”

Courtney argues that there should be more positive stories about the childbirth experience shared publicly.

“I do wish that more people shared the positive ones. Like I had the best experience ever. Our doctor was incredible. I thought I was going to have to be induced, but I didn't. I went into natural labor, like spontaneous labor.”

Esther holds that having someone to document the details of one's birth experience is beneficial for the mother.

“if I could give any advice to like a new mom or a first time like birthing mom, it's like have a Dave or have someone who can really like recount everything for you so that they can tell it back to you.”

Diane recalls that it was typical to be drugged into unconsciousness during childbirth and for husbands to be prohibited from the delivery room.

“it was very typical to give you drugs to that you weren't to knock you out yeah wow so then since they since you weren't awake a lot of times they had to use use forceps to deliver the baby”