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title: "Pregnancy & Birth"
date: 2023-07-17T19:54:00-04:00
author: Eva Parker Passalacqua
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/pregnancy-birth"
section: Subjects
---
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Pregnancy & Birth

Pregnancy, giving birth, and parenting a newborn are major (and often daunting) experiences in our lives. This section’s trustworthy information and first-person accounts help us to understand and prepare for those experiences more confidently, within a framework of birth justice for all.

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)###  [*What is?* **Pregnancy & Birth**](/what-is/pregnancy-birth)

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![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)###  [*What is?* **Pregnancy & Birth**](/what-is/pregnancy-birth)

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)Pregnancy & Birth Themes

- [ Pregnancy & Postpartum Heart Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/pregnancy-postpartum-heart-health)
- [ Birth Care Providers](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/birth-care-providers)
- [ Birthing Options](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/birthing-options)
- [ Breastfeeding / Chestfeeding](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/breastfeeding-chestfeeding)
- [ Fertility](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/fertility)
- [ First Year of Parenting](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/first-year-of-parenting)
- [ Maternal Morbidity & Mortality](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/maternal-morbidity-mortality)
- [ Body & Mind Postpartum](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/body-mind-postpartum)
- [ Pregnant Bodies](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/pregnant-bodies)
- [ Diverse Experiences of Pregnancy & Labor](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/diverse-experiences-of-pregnancy-labor)

##### Featured Pregnancy & Birth Expert

[![Headshot of Vernette Kountz](data:image/png;base64,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)### Vernette Kountz

Dr. Vernette Kountz’s mission is to educate and empower women in connecting with and reclaiming their inner feminine power.

[read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/vernette-kountz)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/vernette-kountz)

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