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In this solo episode of Positive Birth Corner, MaryNissi dives into one of the most powerful tools you can bring into your pregnancy and birth: advocacy.
Advocacy is more than just speaking up, it’s about knowing what you need, understanding your options, and being confident enough to make decisions that align with your values. Using personal stories, practical tools, and real-life examples from her work as a doula and childbirth educator, I break advocacy down into three simple steps you can start using today.
✨ You’ll hear about:
- What advocacy really means (and why it’s as simple as ordering your own meal at a restaurant 🍲)
- Why tuning into your needs is the essential first step toward a positive birth
- The role of childbirth education in preparing you — a ...
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Doula support pregnant womenpregnancyPregnancy journey Birth preparation Empowered birthBlack maternal health Birth team Changing the birth narrativepostpartum supportPositive birth storiesChildbirth educationBirth equityPregnancy storytellingReproductive justice advocacybirthing center deliverybirthing centerhospital roomhospital birthAdvocacyadvocacy in birth
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