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#94 | Women’s Edition #2 | Melanie Sandoval founder of Doula Things with Mel
Melanie Sandoval was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 18 weeks pregnant. Instead of giving up, she launched a nonprofit. Today, this first-generation Mexican-American doula and single mother of three is fighting for South Texas families through Kindred Hearts and Doula Things with Mel. This episode discusses the maternal health crisis (Corpus Christi is down 20+ OBGYNs), men's mental health in Hispanic culture, postpartum mood disorders nobody talks about, trauma-informed birth care for assault survivors, immigration realities under current enforcement, teen pregnancy, birth options beyond…
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