#380 Birth Stories from South Sudan with Kristine Lauria

This special episode is a re-release of episode 245 with the amazing Kristine Lauria.

Kristine Lauria, an incredibly skilled midwife & storyteller, joins our podcast to share her amazing midwifery wisdom. Kristine specializes in high risk obstetrics and is a staunch advocate for autonomy in women's health, working internationally for MSF (Doctors Without Border) providing humanitarian aid. Blyss & Dr. Stu feel blessed by and in awe of her kindred spirit as she shares her stories, wisdom, and what happens when we don’t interfere in birth.

In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:

• Kristine’s experiences working in high risk international births
• The differences in birthing in South Sudan versus the U.S
• How she keeps their cesarean rates so low
• What happens in breech and twin births when there’s no intervention

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