Pregnancy, Birth, and the Need for Global Harm Reduction
7 min readMar 26, 2020
CW: Mention of pregnancy loss, state violence, miscarriage, death
When I think back to the fear, embarrassment, and pain I felt during my labor and delivery nearly two years ago, I let memories involving my incredibly loving and supportive birth team wash over me, the closest thing to Lethe to drown out the scars of the trauma.