Pam and Jim’s pregnancy on The Office is one example of when TV got the process of pregnancy right, and stayed away from the glamorous, stereotypical and unrealistic versions that have been common in Hollywood portrayals of parenthood.
Listicle website, The Romper, did a round up and praised the season 8 of the show when the actress who played Pam, Jenna Fischer, was pregnant in real life. She “went through all of the emotions Fischer was likely feeling as a mom in real life. In other words, Pam went through feelings of insecurity, worrying about her husband checking out younger women, and how her body would return to its pre-pregnancy shape afterward. “
Read the rest of the 20 examples in The Romper’s roundup!
