About this episode

Annelisa shares her powerful birth testimony, detailing her journey through prodromal labor and the lessons of surrender leading to her third birth experience.

What happens when you prepare for birth with everything you have, only to discover that the final lesson is letting go? In this powerful birth testimony, Pain Free Birth doula-in-training Annelisa shares how five weeks of prodromal labor, an almost 42-week pregnancy, and a deeply personal journey of surrender led to an unforgettable birth. After a difficult first hospital birth and a redemptive second birth center experience, Annelisa entered her third birth equipped with a new understanding ...

People in this episode

Host: Karen Welton

Guest: Annelisa

Topics covered

• birth testimony
• prodromal labor
• surrender
• pregnancy
• birth experience

Keywords

• birth
• doula
• labor
• surrender
• pregnancy
• testimony
• hospital birth
• birth center

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