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"A Loyola University graduate took part of her bar exam while in labor, gave birth, and then finished her test...."

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"Brianna Hill, 28, was taking part one of the two-part test on Oct. 5 when her water broke. The test was administered remotely this year amid the novel coronavirus pandemic... 'I started the second section and 15 to 20 minutes in, I started having contractions,' Hill said. 'I had already asked for an accommodation to get up and go to the bathroom because I was 38 weeks pregnant and they said I'd get flagged for cheating. I couldn't leave the view of the camera. I was determined,' Hill added as to why she didn't stop the exam after showing signs of labor.... After Hill finished day one of the exam, she and her husband, Cameron Andrew, eventually left for West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. A few hours later, Hill and Andrew's first child, a boy named Cassius Phillip Andrew, arrived, weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Meanwhile, Hill was still scheduled to finish part two of the Bar the following day, on Oct. 6. Hill said her midwife and hospital staff reserved a private room for her on the labor and delivery floor so she could complete the exam.... 'The whole time my husband and I were talking about how I wanted to finish the test and my midwife and nurses were on board. There just wasn?t another option in my mind.... I took the rest of the test in there and was even able to nurse the baby in between sessions! Obviously, I really hope I passed but I?m mostly just proud that I pushed through and finished.'"

5Chicago reports.

This is what women do. It's nice to get a news story as if this is way off the norm, but I believe this is how women from time immemorial have fit pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and childcare into a life full of other work. (And I'm saying this as someone who went through pregnancy and a C-section in my last year of law school.)

But congratulations to Ms. Hill. I can certainly see how, having studied for the bar exam, she felt determined to get that thing done when the day arrived and not shift to the alternative task of rescheduling and continuing to keep all the minute memories of picky little doctrines alive in her head while she was losing sleep caring for a newborn.

And welcome to the world, little CPA.

Full post as published by Althouse on October 11, 2020 (boomark / email).