Ep. 271 Michele Gastel - Birth Stories

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Ep. 271 Michele Gastel - Birth Stories

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Mar 3, 2022

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Career Educator Michele Gastel shares her birth stories from over 10 years ago, highlighting how the then brand new documentary film "The Business of Being Born" influenced her decision to have home births.

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Mar 3, 2022

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Ep. 271 Michele Gastel - Birth Stories

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