diff --git a/src/pregmod/widgets/pregmodBirthWidgets.tw b/src/pregmod/widgets/pregmodBirthWidgets.tw
index 967124d88d01167081b2d69e3d09e28a55806caa..62eacc7623c3ef9844d38553dcc76fce8a835e0f 100644
--- a/src/pregmod/widgets/pregmodBirthWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/pregmod/widgets/pregmodBirthWidgets.tw
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
 	<</if>>
 
 <<case "learn in the schoolroom">>
-	<<if (_S.Schoolteacher != 0)>>
+	<<if _S.Schoolteacher>>
 		<<setLocalPronouns _S.Schoolteacher 2>>
 	<</if>>
 	<<if !canWalk($slaves[$i])>>
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
 			During a lesson in $schoolroomName, $slaves[$i].slaveName's water breaks. Since $he can't leave the lesson, $he tries $his best to hold back the upcoming birth of <<if $slaves[$i].counter.birthsTotal == 0>>$his first<<else>>this week's<</if>> baby. $He fails to manage and a particularly strong contraction elicits a moan noticeable enough to draw all the students' attention.
 			<<set $humiliation = 1>>
 			<<ClothingBirth>>
-			<<if _S.Schoolteacher != 0>>_S.Schoolteacher.slaveName, furious that _his2 lesson was interrupted, dismisses $him from the class along with $his newborn child<<else>>$He gathers $his newborn child up and quickly excuses $himself from the class<</if>>. $He can feel all the eyes staring at $his still very gravid middle.
+			<<if _S.Schoolteacher>>_S.Schoolteacher.slaveName, furious that _his2 lesson was interrupted, dismisses $him from the class along with $his newborn child<<else>>$He gathers $his newborn child up and quickly excuses $himself from the class<</if>>. $He can feel all the eyes staring at $his still very gravid middle.
 		<</if>>
 	<</if>>
 
diff --git a/src/utility/birthWidgets.tw b/src/utility/birthWidgets.tw
index b22157da317529bee6f22168902c440349478569..806ed032965070a9c42f22829121add86864743e 100644
--- a/src/utility/birthWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/utility/birthWidgets.tw
@@ -1030,12 +1030,12 @@
 		During a lesson in $schoolroomName, $slaves[$i].slaveName's water breaks. Since $he can't leave the lesson, $he tries $his best to hold back the upcoming birth. $He fails to do so and a particularly strong contraction elicits a moan noticeable enough to draw all the students' attention.
 		<<set $humiliation = 1>>
 		<<ClothingBirth>>
-		<<if _S.Schoolteacher != 0>>_S.Schoolteacher.slaveName, furious that _his2 lesson was interrupted, drags $him from the class along with $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>><<else>>$He gathers $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>> up and is quickly helped from the class<</if>>. $He can feel all eyes watching $him leave.
+		<<if _S.Schoolteacher>>_S.Schoolteacher.slaveName, furious that _his2 lesson was interrupted, drags $him from the class along with $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>><<else>>$He gathers $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>> up and is quickly helped from the class<</if>>. $He can feel all eyes watching $him leave.
 	<<else>>
 		During a lesson in $schoolroomName, $slaves[$i].slaveName's water breaks. Since $he can't leave the lesson, $he tries $his best to hold back the upcoming birth. $He fails to do so and a particularly strong contraction elicits a moan noticeable enough to draw all the students' attention.
 		<<set $humiliation = 1>>
 		<<ClothingBirth>>
-		<<if _S.Schoolteacher != 0>>_S.Schoolteacher.slaveName, furious that _his2 lesson was interrupted, dismisses $him from the class along with $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>><<else>>$He gathers $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>> up and quickly excuses $himself from the class<</if>>. $He can feel all eyes watching $him leave.
+		<<if _S.Schoolteacher>>_S.Schoolteacher.slaveName, furious that _his2 lesson was interrupted, dismisses $him from the class along with $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>><<else>>$He gathers $his newborn child<<if $slaves[$i].pregType > 1>>ren<</if>> up and quickly excuses $himself from the class<</if>>. $He can feel all eyes watching $him leave.
 	<</if>>
 
 <<case "take classes">>