This is the birth story of my son Nicholas Antonio. He’s my third child, my second VBAC and my first successful full natural birth. I hope my story inspires doulas and midwives to continue their work helping women in all situations to have safe and positive birth experiences that don’t use unnecessary medical interventions. I weathered a “bully”-type experience in a hospital that changed its birthing policy for VBACs the day before I went into labor. I was the first woman to labor under their new policies and stand up to them and tell them “NO.”
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About Author: Ruth Stearns Pass
Ruth Stearns Pass was raised in an experimental commune and taught in Nicaragua post-revolution. She is a writer and the mother of three children: Aiden Romero, Rachel Elizabeth and Nicholas Antonio. She currently resides in Connecticut with her husband, Christopher, and the lovely products of their labor.
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