He deplored the "deformation of the body" created during gestation, which led to childbirth, which "hurts and is not good". Although Firestone's views on pregnancy seemed extreme at times, the negative side effects of pregnancy, which include nausea, vomiting, weight gain up to 40+ pounds, fatigue, and pain, with a torturous climax that threatens the mother's life, shot wound Cesarean section, with pelvic floor injuries, postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia, hospital infections or post-traumatic stress disorder, give due credit to his case. Approximately 529,000 maternal deaths occur each year. This number comes from calculations for the year 2000, the most recent date for such raw data (Zahr & Wardlaw, 2004). And while many women report holding their newborn for the first time, forgetting the frustrations of pregnancy and considering the hardships worth it, the fact remains: Pregnancy remains one of the riskiest and most unpleasant things a woman can expect. to live.