Well, hey there, welcome back. You are in for a treat today, especially if you are

someone who is preparing to have a baby now or maybe a baby in the future and

to be honest, I think this episode is fascinating even if you are

postpartum or if you are just trying to better understand the health care

system. The reason why I say that is because some of the information we talk about

today you can actually use in multiple different

areas even if you're going to the doctor for another injury some of the stuff we talk about

for advocating for yourself and asking questions and some of that stuff is still very relatable in many circumstances.

But I know you're going to love Liesel today from the mommy labor nurse.

I've actually followed her for a really long time because I love

her videos and I love how she mixes education and humor. She is super great.

Leesal Teen is a B SN RN and is a labor and delivery nurse and the founder of Mommy Labor nurse.

Mommy Labor nurse equips pregnant women with tools, knowledge, and confidence they need to

erase the unknown, feel and control, and have a better birth

no matter how they deliver. With eight years of bedside experience,

Liesel knows the knowledge and the keys to make birth even better.

To date, over 40K women have completed a mommy labor nurse birth course.

Liesel has been featured on ABC 11, Forbes, Health Line, Pure Wow, Motherly, Rompers, Scary Mommy, she's fantastic, and she regularly

shares birth, pregnancy, and postpartum related content on her Instagram community of over 570K,

and she has the Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast.

So you guys are just going to adore her.

Today we talked about advocating for yourself,

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