I have never been pregnant, but from what I understand, it is full of bizarre cravings, frequent bathroom breaks, and a smorgasbord of medical scans and tests. This last part is what concerns Kate Owens. She is a visiting assistant professor in the math department at the College of Charleston, and she is also pregnant with her second child. On her blog, she recently started writing about being a “pregnant mathematician.” Owens’s two posts on the subject have focused on the value of screening tests. “It’s tough having to juggle my emotions as a mother, my knowledge of statistics as a mathematician, and my interest in minimizing unnecessary financial expenses.”
Read the full post on the AMS Blog on Math Blogs.
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