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๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฉ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ " #Pregnancy and childbirth i

๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฉ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ " #Pregnancy and childbirth isn't supposed to be a medical experience," explains @lynette.trawick โ€“ even when the birthing parent is living with HIV.

In this week's #WellnessWednesday clip, Lynette shares about giving birth before her #HIV diagnosis (an experience marked by beauty and agency, in the care of a midwife) and after (in a "cold hospital setting") โ€“ and how her experiences led her to train to support other parents living with HIV in labor and #birth. Learn more at ๐Ÿ“Ž bit.ly/Labor-Birth-Checklist
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