Gross Things (No One Talks About) That Happen During Childbirth

September 15, 2013

1. Cleanup on aisle 5

When your water breaks, it can be embarrassing—especially if it happens in a crowd. Imagine that you’re just cruising along the grocery aisles with your cart half-loaded when suddenly there’s a flood: your water breaks, soaking you and leaving a spreading pool at your feet. It happens when it happens, and can take place anywhere from home to the hospital…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.