Pregnant Natalie Portman Confirms She's Still Vegan, Discusses 'Socialized' vs. 'Non-Socialized' Health Care Ahead of Third Child's Birth | Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip

Natalie Portman is making some rare comments about being pregnant.

If you don’t know, the 45-year-old Oscar-winning actress will soon welcome her third child, her first with partner Tanguy Destable.

She also has two kids with ex Benjamin Millepied: Aleph, 15, and Amalia, 9.

In a new interview, Natalie answered a few questions about her pregnancy.

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Natalie Portman revealed what has happened in all three of her pregnancies

Natalie revealed she has noticed scent more when she’s pregnant.

She told Elle, “Scent becomes much more present for me when I’m pregnant each time, for better or worse. I was at a restaurant with a friend of mine the other night, and I was like, There’s gas. There’s a problem. My sense is much more potent and it must be something to warn you about danger, because I am hyperaware of gas and smoke.”

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She revealed she’s still vegan, and views pregnancy as a cleanse

Natalie shared, “I try and do some kind of physical activity every day. I either swim or walk, and do gyrotonics. I’m still vegan. I take lots of vitamins. I try and sleep as much as possible. I also feel like being pregnant is almost like a cleanse because you don’t drink and can’t have caffeine. So I’m like, Wow, I’ve never been cleaner in my life.”

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Natalie Portman touched on socialized medicine vs. non-socialized medicine

If you don’t know, Natalie and her kids live in France, but she used to live in the USA.

If you don’t know, the healthcare system in the USA relies largely on private insurance, in which providers bill separately for individual services. France provides universal health coverage through a publicly regulated national health insurance system that controls medical costs and sets standardized reimbursement rates, while complementary private insurance can aid in covering other out-of-pocket expenses.

The mag asked, “Do you find that there’s a big difference in the way that pregnancy or maternal care is perceived in the U.S. versus France?”

Natalie responded, “It’s interesting, actually. In many ways, the same. I find the doctors to be amazing in both places, but they do have different landmarks for pregnancy and some of the tests they recommend are different. The biggest difference for me is a socialized versus not-socialized approach to medicine. When you’re in a socialized medicine country, they’re trying to do the best for the most people, without making you pay for extra stuff. Whereas, in the U.S., they’re like, ‘Well, if you want this, we can add this.’ You can see that it is also a business.”

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