It’s your body. It’s your baby. It’s your birth. By Paris Maloof-Bury, CNM, RNC-OB, IBCLC & LaShea Wattie Haynes, MEd, MSN, AGCNS-BC, APRN, RNC-OB/EFM The care you receive…
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