Marisa D. | A long induction, unplanned c-section, and the importance of community.

Update: 2025-09-29

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On today’s episode, I sat down to chat with Marisa about her birth at the Yorkton, SK hospital. She shares her long induction process that led to her c-section. In this emotional story, Marisa goes into what her feelings were about her surgery and recounts the amazing moment of meeting her baby. She shares more about her breast feeding journey and all things postpartum.

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Marisa D. | A long induction, unplanned c-section, and the importance of community.