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Episode 148: C-Sections and the Evolution of Childbirth with Rachel Somerstein

Episode 148: C-Sections and the Evolution of Childbirth with Rachel Somerstein

Update: 2024-07-25
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TRIGGER WARNING: Traumatic birth story, c-sections, health anxiety. In this episode, Melissa sits down with Rachel Somerstein, author of Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section, associate professor of journalism at SUNY New Paltz, and writer for The Washington Post, Wired, and many other publications. Rachel shares the birth story of her first child, which she delivered via c-section without any anesthesia, her motivation for writing this book, and what she has learned about c-sections in the aftermath of her traumatic experience.


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Episode 148: C-Sections and the Evolution of Childbirth with Rachel Somerstein

Episode 148: C-Sections and the Evolution of Childbirth with Rachel Somerstein

Melissa Wirt with Latched Mama