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    And is she a mom while still pregnant?

    I would say so, yeah. “The mother of the fetus” sounds fine. “Mother’s womb.” It’s not like men aren’t the father until it’s born.

    Excepting the questionable case of surrogacy, the term “pregnant mom” feels wrong to me because it’s redundant.

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        I don’t even like kids, but what a gross thing to be called. Unless it’s a bouncing baby cordyceps, I’m going to stick with expectant mother.

        Logically, you are absolving men of fatherhood for a year? Or what are we calling them? Donor?