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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sophie Walker

Positive birth stories exist and pregnant women deserve to hear them

Close-up of a pregnant woman's belly
‘Birthing options are often dictated by knowledge and postcode lottery … but birth education should be accessible to all people’. Photograph: Tetra Images, LLC/Alamy

Mothers who have experienced a positive birth often stay silent because they don’t want to gloat. On the flip side, if you’ve ever been pregnant, you’ve likely been a magnet for careless remarks and grief-filled birth recounts.

It’s understandable; birth processing is a management tool for birth trauma but unfortunately, not all women have a safe space to debrief.

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