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why we need birth advocacy: my 3rd birth story
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why we need birth advocacy: my 3rd birth story

Krystal Trammell
May 26, 2015
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When I was preparing for the birth of my fifth - and last - baby, I knew it was time for me to go back and fully process the trauma I’d held onto from my middle child’s birth. I had planned and hoped for an unassisted birth with her, and ended up in hospital instead.

I wrote the following as a catharsis, to go back with fresh eyes and allow a more healed…

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