Is it, though? Is it really? Oughtn't we perhaps to proffer them a pint of Harden The Fûck Up, cuff them lightly about the ear and send them on their way with a figurative kick to the arse? Wouldn't that be better?
Mind you, when it comes to women and childbirth, I do wonder whether the drop in mortality amongst birthing mothers has been altogether a good thing. The days when childbirth was even money between life and death made women a bit less fücking smug about it.