Why? The focus on ‘baby bumps’ in popular culture is overwhelming and often constructs the fetus as public
property.
What? A
term that has only been used in the last two years, ‘baby bump’ is increasingly becoming the defining feature
of a pregnant woman’s body. Not only does the ‘bump’ recognise a pregnancy but it also symbolises a growing
fetus that is thought of as a separate person or ‘baby’ even before the birth.