Exposing the Silence Photo Project Fights Obstetric Violence
How 2 Women Are Working to Make Sure There Are No Future Victims of Obstetric Violence
!["Had I known while pregnant with my own children the realities versus myths about the life changing journey that not only I was walking, but one my husband and my son were also walking — and had [my doctor] valued me as a woman, capable and willing in making healthy choices for myself and my child, versus scaring me and forcing me down a path my body and baby were not ready for — my family would have had a different introduction to the world! That was taken from me and it didn't have to be!" — Renee, New York](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/p_dE5FMxYBf65FH9j9RCaodW630/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2015/09/28/685/n/24155406/a7407c76b3b4fc98_20150527_untitledshoot_untitled_028/i/Had-I-known-while-pregnant-my-own-children-realities-versus.jpg "\"Had I known while pregnant with my own children the realities versus myths about the life changing journey that not only I was walking, but one my husband and my son were also walking — and had [my doctor] valued me as a woman, capable and willing in making healthy choices for myself and my child, versus scaring me and forcing me down a path my body and baby were not ready for — my family would have had a different introduction to the world! That was taken from me and it didn't have to be!\" — Renee, New York")
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