Think women choose to get pregnant because they want to raise children? Oh, hell no. Turns out they do it for the gifts! 
In this Bad Parent essay -- although technically, I suppose it should be a Bad Expectant
Parent essay -- Jennifer Blaise Kramer writes about women who are
obsessed with "push presents," the jewelry, handbags and other assorted
luxury items that husbands are "supposed" to give their wives after
they give births. Over the years, Kramer observed scornfully as more
and more of her pregnant friends got swept up in the trend, flashing
their diamonds with as much excitement as they showed off their
newborns. But after a while, she suddenly had a change of heart.
"I started to think that such gorgeous gifts were not ridiculous, but
fitting markers for a new phase in life," she writes. "Much like the wedding band is
a symbol of marriage, the push present is a tangible way to document
another major milestone."
I think she's right, but only partially.
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