A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news.

• The very brief history of the term, “baby bump.”
• Who do you think the Governor of Iowa chose to serve on the State Board of Medicine – a doctor or a priest?
• Navigating the scary world of aging lady parts.
• Can the Occupy Movement help fight in the War Against Women?
• The Supreme Court rules on the complex issue of post-mortem conception.
• Isn’t it Ironic? – Singer Alanis Morissette weighs in on the attachment parenting debate.
• Do pregnant black women receive worse medical treatment than white women?
• The Crunk Feminist Collective examines black women, nudity, and the politics of touch.
• Wisconsin licences its first midwife of color.
• Oh those wacky 1920s…
• Want to attract a man? Acting sleepy and stupid is apparently a good way to go.