Sarah Shaheen

Dr. Sarah Shaheen is a skilled obstetrician and gynecologist who is passionate about her work. In her free time, she enjoys taking long walks and has a keen appreciation for architecture.

Lina Mounzer is a Lebanese writer and translator. She has been a contributor to many prominent publications including the Paris Review, Freeman’s, Washington Post, and The Baffler, as well as in the anthologies Tales of Two Planets (Penguin 2020), and Best American Essays 2022 (Harper Collins 2022). She is Senior Editor at The Markaz Review.

4 July, 2025 • Sarah Shaheen, Lina Mounzer

A Medical Gaze at the Grand Multiparas

A doctor writes on the grand multipara, “the great giver of multiple births” — women who have given birth five or more times.