
10/01/2025
Maybe your baby got “stuck.”
Maybe there were loud voices, quick decisions, sudden pressure on your belly.
Maybe the room shifted from calm to chaotic in a matter of seconds.
Maybe you heard “we need to move now” before you even understood what was happening.
And maybe afterward, everyone said “Well at least the baby is okay.”
But who checked if YOU were okay?
Shoulder dystocia isn’t always spoken about as birth trauma but it can be depending on how it impacted you.
Because trauma isn’t just about what happened physically.
It’s about how your nervous system responded in the moment.
If you still replay that moment…
If your heart races thinking about what could have happened…
If you feel guilty, angry, or confused then you deserve a space to process it.
As a birth trauma therapist, I guide women who experienced difficult, disappointing or traumatic births find healing.
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