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Ep. 174: Shoulder Dystocia, 3rd Degree Tear, & Feeling Dismissed feat. Lauren
In this listener story episode of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, I’m joined by Lauren, a writer and mom of two, who shares her powerful and vulnerable story of an unexpected and traumatic birth. After a smooth pregnancy and a well-prepared plan for an unmedicated delivery, Lauren’s labor took a sudden and intense turn involving prodromal labor, a failed epidural, vacuum-assisted delivery, and ultimately, a shoulder dystocia that left both her and her baby in physical and emotional recovery.
From feeling dismissed by her doula, to processing the chaos and fear of delivery, to the quiet…
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