Moms Pee Their Pants, Too

Postpartum urinary incontinence is common, embarrassing, and we don’t talk about it enough

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It’s been two years since I gave birth to my daughter. Hers was a rough, vaginal birth via forceps delivery. Doctors wrapped metal salad tongs around my daughter’s skull to yank her too-big head through my too-small vagina. A rough pregnancy and rough childbirth in my…