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What Maternity Nurses Wish You Knew About Pregnancy
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Understand All Your Birth Options
“I wish women were better equipped to advocate for themselves and their wishes,” says Sarah P, a labor and delivery nurse in St. Paul, Minn. “Some OB’s can be quite stubborn and closed-minded.”
During her first two births of her own children she felt lost and at the mercy of her hospital staff and her recoveries afterward were tough. “With my third birth I did more research and was a labor nurse by then.”
During her first two births of her own children she felt lost and at the mercy of her hospital staff and her recoveries afterward were tough. “With my third birth I did more research and was a labor nurse by then.”
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