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Birth Stories in Color — 178 episodes

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177 | Kira - Shared by Charles Johnson

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176 | Held in Community - Ivory Levert

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175 | Learning Lessons Through Trauma - Javana Baptiste

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174 | Trusting Our Power - Raquel & Chris Williams

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Courtney Williams - The Journey Pregnancy App

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172 | Trusting Intuition, Rooted in Autonomy - Emoni Cobb

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Community Check-In | Hypermesis Gravidarum (HG)

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171 | Along the Road to Healing - Stacee & Shawn Shannon

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170 | Building it Better - Esther McCant

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169 | My Black Fatherhood - 2023

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168 | Survival is the Floor, Joy is the Ceiling - Raena Boston

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167 | Prepare and Then Let Go - Dasia Gant

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166 | Bennies Babies - Trinity Stephens

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165 | Shades of Blue - Kay Matthews

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164 | A Sigh of Relief - Jenni & Bryson

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163 | Strength in Vulnerability - Shay Australia

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162 | Built to Birth - Priya & Harsh Gandhi

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161 | NICU Grad to Advocate - Mya Morenzoni

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HUES Women's Health Advocacy Institute-Dr. Nicole Carter

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159 | Redemptive Reflection - Elizabeth Rocha

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158 | A Journey of Intentionality - Janelle & Mivon Green

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157 | A Redemptive Birth - Celia Bouza & Whitley Mingo

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156 | Peace & Power - Deborah Woodson

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155 | An Unexpected Arrival - Kelly Barnes

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154 | The Other Side - Danielle Miller

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153 | The Other Side- Zoerina Ledwidge

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152 | The Other Side- Yasmin Baskin

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151 | The Other Side - Lare Ngofa

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Celebration of Life - Shawnise Chantell

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149 | Love is in the Details ~ Oona-Ife & Anthony Olaiya Wright

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148 | A Midwife’s Unplanned Homebirth - Gianna Fay

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147 | On their Terms - MyLin & Lindsay Stokes Kennedy

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146 | Outward Growth from Within - Michah Thomas

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145 | Fear & Triumph - Ashlee Grant

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144 | Letting Go of Expectations - Danielle Henderson & Shandell Rosa

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143 | The Journey, the Pain , the Promise - Brittany Turner

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142 | Lessons Learned - Vienna Fernandez

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141 | Forged in the Storm - Letitia & Brandon Gordon

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140 | Reclamation - Jennifer Walton

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139 | Birth Beyond the Status Quo - Ashlee Johnson

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138 | A Journey of Unwavering Submission - Ashley & Adrian Cleckley

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137 | Birthing Joyfully Through the Unexpected - Beatriz Gutierrez

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136 | Receiving Energy from Water - Adenike & Brandi

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135 | The Impact of Village: Rebirth of the Mother - Dr. Vernette Kountz

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134 | Making Peace with the Unknown - Ivory & Ernest Levert Jr.

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133 | Birthing in the Body - Gianna Fay

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132 | Trusting the Surrender ~ Aureyl Pitts-Thomas

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131 | Unplanned Homebirth - Erica Maddox

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130 | Birth Rooted Overseas - Rokhaya Ndiaye

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129 | Victorious Together - Chelsea Butler

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128 | Mother the Mother - Megana Dwarakanath

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127 | Friendship to Family - Giánni & Ron

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126 | Blocking Out the Noise - Charlene McCraney

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125 | Expect the Unexpected - Keneisha Pennyman

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124 | Embracing Motherhood - Derikka Vaughans

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123 | Living the Promise - Carrita Flie

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122 | To the Moon & Back - Alicia Tetteh

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121 | Aligning Care - Petagaye English

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120 | Surviving the System - Teairra Cummings

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119 | Birthing in Light, Hope & Honesty - Alyestal Thomas

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118 | Pivot - Lauren Jones

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117 | Staying Present - Annette Perel

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116 | Healing From Within - Tiffany & Krystle Smith

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115 | Intuitive Solitude - Lauren Collins

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114 | The Birth of Ingrid & Isabel - Ingrid Carney

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113 | Embracing Change - Charlotte Shook

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112 | Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project - Shared by Bianca Pryor

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111 | Redefining and Reconciling With Motherhood - Amber Thornton

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110 | The Sacred Bodies - Katya Suh

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109 | The Heart Work of Birth - Adriana Lozada

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108 | Pressing Through With Love - Cristina Hernandez & Sy Bernabei

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107 | A Second Chance - Rana Campbell

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106 | A Peaceful Surprise - Shay & Joshua

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105 | Finding Balance - Hiwote Bekele

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104 | Choosing Joy - Dadriaunna Hayes

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103 | Extending Grace - Ashly White

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102 | Affirming Black Motherhood - Shanicia Boswell

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101 | Wolomi - Layo George

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100 | Prepare and Let Go- Leslie Lissant & Caryn Fields

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99 | Birthing Their Light - Tauri & Sarah Hayter

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98 | Shifting the Paradigm - Dr. Alicia Bonaparte

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BMHW21 - An Offering of Meditation

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97 | Trusting the Power of Intuitive Listening - Jefri & Aigbokhai

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96 | Surrendering to the Process - Chanel Hogue

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95 | Just the Two of Us - Jordan Duckens & Rufus Ferguson

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94 | A Revelation of Unexpected Options - Jocelyne Zaldivar

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93 | Rooted in the Body & the Home - Courtney Stallworth

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92 | Better Than I Planned - Ashley Shepard

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91 | | When A Mother's Pain Re-Births Her Calling - Natalie Nicole

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90 | Holding On, Tapping In - LC Johnson

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89 | Bringing Birth Back Home - Najla Muhammad Jaaber

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88 | Joy & Sorrow Can Occupy the Same Space - Dani Kilgore

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87 | A Mother's Work - Oriel McKinney

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86 | Leaning Inward - Destiny Benson

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85 | There is Always Room for Healing - Anese Barnett

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84 | Birthing Without Bias: Irth - Kimberly Seals Allers

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83 | Faith with Chance - Tia & Martino Gedeus

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82 | | Birth: The Truth of a Miscarriage - Kia Livingston

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81 | Learn How to Overcome Your Fears About Childbirth & Birth Like a Boss - Dayna Ruben

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80 | The Moment of Surrender - Marissa Msefya

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79 | Pregnancy Needs Support - Deidre Brooks

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78 | The Impact of Care - Sharita & Anthony Thompson

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77 | New Bundle of Joy: A Different Path - Dalaine Bradley

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76 | A Journey Towards Healing : Motherhood After Loss - Alishia Anderson

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75 | When The Vagina Whisperer Gives Birth - Sara Reardon

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74 | Honoring Loss into Life - Marise Angibeau Gray

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73 | Reclaiming Birth to Heal - Taylor Huntley

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72 | Collective Resolve - Erica Butler

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71 | Bed Rest Led to Her Therapy Work - Shenee Bend

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70 | Life is Generous - Nicole Cole

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69 | A Spectrum of Risks, A Spectrum of Love - Natasha Nelson

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68 | Claris Health - Talitha Phillips

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67 | A Mother Who Meditates - Kristen Hanna

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66 | Universal Language - Heather Gallagher

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65 | Two C-Sections, Two Sons, One Mom in Progress - Gelise Littlejohn Thomas

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64 | Sudden Change - Chelsie Washington

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63 | Conquering the Fear of Birth - Jessica Johnson

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62 | Your Community Midwife - Nikki Helms

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61 | Blooming Mamas Wellness - Bianca Marie

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60 | The Power of Trust - Nicole Bailey

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59 | On Babies Time - Milan Sanders

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58 | Story of Malachi: Living Through Loss - Crystall Boatwright

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57 | The Body Keeps the Score - Alicia & Solomon Tetteh

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56 | Stay the Course - Gabrielle Burks

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55 | Vaginal Birth After Laparoscopic Myomectomy - Mabel Bashorun

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54 | Birthing at Home - Legaci Allong

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53 | Discovering the Power Within - Shannon Bennett & Sharea Jenkins

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52 | Birthing Love - Coach Cass

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51 | When Your Birth Doesn't Stick to the Plan - Cassandre Dunbar

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50 | Birthing Our Ancestors - Barakah Sahaiel

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49 | Wise African Woman - Moji Yaii

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48 | My Black Fatherhood - 2020

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47 | Beautiful Me - Ashley Chea

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46 | A Healing Unmedicated Hospital Birth - Tonya Rapley

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45 | A Blessing Amidst Covid-19 - Karabo Rankapole

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44 | Birthed From the Heart - Tara Clifton

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43 | Saul's Light - Kimberly Novod

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42 | When Home Birth Moves to Hospital - Dasia Gant

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41 | Inner Strength - Kayla Lucas

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40 | Paving a New Way: Against the Grain - Codie Elaine Oliver

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39 | Reimagining the Village - Tayo Mbande & Toni Taylor

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38 | Reimagining the Village - Tayo Mbande & Toni Taylor

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37 | Bringer of Light - Anique & Ali Russell

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36 | The Legacy of our Stories- Lavita Stokes

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35 | The Strength of a Mother - Mela Murder

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34 | A Restorative Journey in Motherhood and Birthwork - Divine Nicholas

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33 | Full Circle - Danielle & Ray Jackson

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32 | Navigating Motherhood Through The Lens of Postpartum Depression - Briara Lowery

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31 | Breaking Generational Cycles - Brandy Wells MSW, LISW

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30 | Breathing for Two - Uriah Boyd

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29 | My Existence is Valid - Stephanie Mitchell CNM, MSN, DNP

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28 | Second Opinion - Natalya Alexander

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26 & 27 | I Am a Parent ~ HunterDae Little-Goodridge

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25 | The Melanated Birth - Chinelle Rojas

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24 | Her Holistic Path - Olivyah Bowens

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23 | From the ROOTT - Jessica Roach, MPH

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22 | Abide - Cessilye R. Smith

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21 | Birth is Art - Lauren Turner

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20 | Futuristic Midwife - Barbara Verneus

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19 | The Power Within - Alyestal Thomas

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18 | Tatia - Shared by Maddy Oden

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17 | Standing in the Truth of Birth - Myra Barnes

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16 | Healing - Erica Maddox

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15 | Age Ain't Nothing But A Number - Derrin Moore

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14 | Led by Intuition - Kimberly Fayton

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13 | Dropping Expectations - Lara Alsoudani Weeks

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12 | Birth & The Art of Mindfulness - Laurel Gourrier

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11 | Being Present - Simone Toomer

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10 | Not so by the Book Mommy - Isabella Otarola

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09 | The Educated Birth - Cheyenne Varner

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08 | Primal Birth: Birth as Physiology - Amy Lee

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06 | Mothering the Mother - Birthing Beautiful Communities

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07 | Birthing Magic - Chae Pounds

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05 | When You Can't Doula - Yolanda Owens

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04 | Surviving the NICU - Nicole Braddy

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03 | Lessons Learned - Dasha Tate

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02 | Taking Charge - Caitlin Kelley

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01 | Birthing Confidence - Danielle Jackson