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Jesus said a woman forgets the anguish of giving birth because of her joy that a child is born - so why do I have post-birth trauma?
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Chelsea Boes2022-12-15T09:30:00
We don’t know if Jesus was born without any pain to Mary, but the process of childbirth is not straightforward. Here Chelsea Boes explains how she realised she was suffering from trauma three years after having a baby
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