Pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding are all passages of life that helps a couple’s world grow into a family. Sometimes, events unfold in a different way than they have hoped and planned. These events include intense hormonal changes leading to Hyperemesis (severe morning sickness), pregnancy-induced diabetes, thyroidism, bed rest, or even severe undesirable medical interventions such as an unsupported virginal birth, the use of an epidural, birth by vacuum, forceps or cesarean.
The impacts of these interventions are far reaching, and can result in postpartum depression, infections, hemorrhage, pain and trauma or emotional stress and anxiety due to unnatural separation from your baby, lack of normal bonding as well as breastfeeding issues.
Most of these experiences are somehow considered the normal inconveniences of birthing a baby. However, most families affected by…
