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Dec 2022
57m 22s

An Unplanned Cesarean at 35 Weeks and It...

Diana Forsell Tayan
About this episode

Jackie shares the story of having her first baby via unplanned cesarean at 35 weeks.

After the NICU stay, and very tough first year, she found healing in getting answers from a spiritual perspective to the "what, why and how" of that birth experience. When she was ready, she and her daughter had a rebirthing ceremony that also helped to heal the trauma of the birth.

Be sure to check out our instagram page @healingbirth for a bunch of photos that accompany this episode!

Jackie is a listener who reached out to share her story. If you have a story you'd like to share on the podcast, please reach out! You can send me a note via the contact page on our website which is www.healingbirth.net

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