Ep 8: Rolling With The Punches- When Birth Doesn't Go As Planned- An interview with Emmalee Bierly

from Doulas Unhinged · host Lacey Morgan and Alex Shaw

Emmalee opens up about the birth of her second child whom she chose to invite into the world via induction at 39 weeks. She shares how her long, protracted process was joyful, encouraging, surprising, and ultimately successful with some creative doula tricks which helped her step out of the standard approach and into her own storyline.

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