Issue #75: I was ashamed of how I gave birth

With Rachel Somerstein, journalist and author of "Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section"

Written by

Aliza Sir

. Edited by

Aja Frost

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Heads up: This issue talks about pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. If it’s not the right time for you to read this, we completely understand.  

It’s the height of summer — eight weeks until I’m due to give birth — and I’m sitting on the couch across from my doula, hands resting on my stomach. Sam and I have a long list of que…