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My Secret Pelvic-Organ Prolapse
For months postpartum, I suffered from pain, incontinence, and overwhelming despair. Then a plastic doughnut saved my life.
I had a great birth: intense, shortish, something out of an acid-tinged fairy tale circa 1968. I loved my midwives, loved their freestanding birth center, loved the painful, difficult, rewarding work of labor (yeah, I’m one of those). The first moment our new family was left alone, my conscious m... More »
