a womb with a view

a year or so ago brother (and wife) were going through the ante-natal circus of ultrasounds, lamaze exercises, and launch procedures. the more bizarre episodes he's pass on to me. like the time he was asked what he wanted to do with the placenta. he was told "some of the patients like to take the placenta home. some couples prefer to bury the placenta in their backyards. one couple chose to freeze theirs." in the neo-natal ward the hospital issued all sorts of warnings against visitors commenting on the appearance of the other babies. so i had to leave all my "reject shop" jokes at home.