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Video above: Téa explains the difficulties of suffering a prolapse - something she knew nothing about. Insight s ep. Giving Birth Better, available to watch here.
When I tell people what my profession is, a doula and birth educator, most people don’t really know what that is. So I explain to them that a doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to a mother who is expecting, is experiencing labour, or has recently given birth.
My journey as a doula began after I witnessed the dismissive treatment my sister received when she gave birth. She had a high-risk pregnancy and was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix which resulted in her giving birth at just five months gestation. Knowing your baby has a low chance of survival is something I wish for no human to go through. I remember during my sister’s labour, there were moments when her fear became unbearable for her, it led to her mus
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