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What Women Aren't Told About Childbirth

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Even in this age of cybervoyeurism and hyperinformation, the act of having a baby remains one of the few bodily activities about which many people choose to remain blissfully ignorant. This might best be described as the "but it won't happen to me" phenomenon. Understandably, women hope, despite all they may learn otherwise, that pregnancy, childbirth and parenting will go easier for them -- their baby will sleep, their feet won't swell to the size of melons and, of course, they will have an uncomplicated -- sweaty, perhaps, but not seriously painful -- labor.

Healthy & Green Menstrual Products

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BACKGROUND ON THE ISSUE

Menstrual products are no little business. Women spend approximately $17 every month on tampons, panty liners, and maxi-pads. (Plus tax, because, after all, feminine "hygiene" products are a luxury, kind of like a sailboat or a fancy red car, don't you think?)  Almost 70 percent of menstruating women in the United States use tampons. In her lifetime, a woman will use as many as 16,800 tampons, supporting a $718 million market.

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