What Happens when C section Recovery leads to Holistic Healing? Kayshaun's Birth Story, Part I

Hi, Welcome to War Stories from the Womb: In this episode, you'll hear how my guest rejected her doctor's insistence on a hysterectomy, and saved her own life.

Today you'll hear how my guest learns to trust her body and advocate for herself--a critical skill in any medical procedure, maybe even more critical in childbirth; she had four births and each was visited by something unexpected that required her to develop these skills.  She also shares how alternative medicine, in particular, acupuncture, helped to relieve chronic pregnancy-related pain when no western medical approach worked.  We are also joined by the Program Director of maternal fetal medicine fellowship and associate professor of psychology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkinsa professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Jellen, who shares insights about preeclampsia .  who shares insights about current theories and approaches to preeclampsia. What follows is the first part of our conversation.
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