Many women choose to live with the discomfort of birth injury because they’re embarrassed to seek help or their concerns are brushed off. That isn't right.

We shouldn’t have to live with 'broken vaginas'

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What it’s like to have a fourth-degree tear—yup, right to your butt

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Here’s how Canadian birth activists are working to end obstetric violence and guarantee consent, communication and respect during your prenatal care.

birth injury

We shouldn’t have to live with 'broken vaginas'

What it’s like to have a fourth-degree tear—yup, right to your butt

What is obstetric violence—and could it have happened to you?