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Podcast: Birthful
Episode: [Birth Stories] Why It Was Still a Party Despite the 30 Hours of Persistent Back Pain, with Laurel Gourrier
Description: Laurel Gourrier, co-host of the podcast “Birth Stories in Color,” reflects on how her hospital birth experience— even though it was long and hard— often felt like a big party, thanks to the support of her partner, parents, and in-laws. She tells Adriana Lozada how their care and the constant communication of her wishes created a safe and joyful space in which she could birth, even leading her parents to open their home for the birth of her second child.If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Big Babies and Shoulder Dystocia, and our episode...