In this episode of the Birth Uprising Podcast I talk with Marissa Bergman, a mother, nurse and childbirth educator who wants to bring light to a huge issue facing pregnant women today - that of lack of access to care in areas known as "maternity care deserts".

In this episode we discuss:

- what a "maternity care desert" is and how prevalent they are

- the cost of hospital birth vs home birth

- the one 6 week postpartum visit & returning to work

- feeling "mom guilt"

- how hospitals squash their competition & keep birth centers from opening

- the politicization of health care

Marissa can be found on Instagram at @momtomomwithmarissa .

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