Your Risk Is Not “1 in 384.” It’s a Story About You and Your Baby

The Human Factor - Obstetrics keeps throwing scary numbers at pregnant women. We need to stop performing with statistics and start telling the truth.

What the Numbers Really Mean

Almost every pregnant woman hears numbers in prenatal care. “Your chance of Down syndrome is 1 in 384.” “The risk of preeclampsia goes down 50 percent if you take aspirin.” “Stillbirth is rare.” These sound precise but are not clear, not honest, and not built for how real people process risk -with emotion first and math secon…