Pregnant people get a lot of grief for the unhealthy habits we all share

Women spend a lot of their lives being told what to do—and not do—with their bodies. This is perhaps the most true during pregnancy. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone thinks they’re right. The problem, at least in part, is that there’s so little reliable research to fall back on. That leads misinformation to spread unchecked, and prompts far too many people to guilt-trip future parents into following what seem to be medical guidelines, even when they’re not backed by science.