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How to navigate intimacy during birth

My partner wants to be in the delivery room but the thought of him seeing me that vulnerable makes me want to labor alone even though I know that might hurt his feelings.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tension between physical vulnerability and relational intimacy reaches its peak during labor and delivery.

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