diff --git a/src/js/birth/birth.js b/src/js/birth/birth.js
index 71291585042d92ac608af8efbcb00a7a3a3f9570..87116c2a8e9c26de3b74099af0e9f62b05879da7 100644
--- a/src/js/birth/birth.js
+++ b/src/js/birth/birth.js
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ globalThis.birth = function(slave, {birthStorm = false, cSection = false} = {})
 	function calcBirthDamage() {
 		/* I think all this reactions should be showed only if no c'section used too. Setting it up for just in case: */
 		if (!cSection && slave.assignment !== "work in the dairy") { // if not desired, this check can be easily removed or deactivated with condition set to true.
+			let hasDamage;
 			p = document.createElement("p");
 			let r = [];
 			if (newMother) {
@@ -860,6 +861,9 @@ globalThis.birth = function(slave, {birthStorm = false, cSection = false} = {})
 				]);
 				birthDamage += 2;
 			}
+			if (r.length > 0) {
+				hasDamage = true;
+			}
 
 			for (const malus of r) {
 				App.Events.addNode(p, malus, "div");
@@ -977,7 +981,7 @@ globalThis.birth = function(slave, {birthStorm = false, cSection = false} = {})
 				birthDamage -= 5;
 			}
 
-			if (birthDamage > 0 && r.length > 0) {
+			if (hasDamage && r.length > 0) {
 				App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("div", p, `However:`);
 			}