Birth Wisdom from a Midwife
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Why does our birth culture treat low-risk women like high-risk patients? And how does that imact birth outcomes? Schuyler Grant, host of Commune's 21-day program, Empowered Birth, talks with midwife Elizabeth Bachner on how to navigate the pressures of the modern medical system and make even a hospital birth more homey.To learn more about the Empowered Birth course and to take the program completely free from August 12-September 1, go to onecommune.com/birth.
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