This misconception was the basis for the insurance industry not covering anything pregnancy related that was deemed “normal” until mandated by law in 1979. Pregnancy was a “physiological condition.” It should have been an altered biological state that needs vigorous observation and often decisive rapid intervention. When I taught I would state that a “ normal, uncomplicated, routine pregnancy “ was only a diagnosis made 6 months post delivery retrospectively
This misconception was the basis for the insurance industry not covering anything pregnancy related that was deemed “normal” until mandated by law in 1979. Pregnancy was a “physiological condition.” It should have been an altered biological state that needs vigorous observation and often decisive rapid intervention. When I taught I would state that a “ normal, uncomplicated, routine pregnancy “ was only a diagnosis made 6 months post delivery retrospectively