The Free Birth Society made millions selling a simple message to pregnant women.

You don't need ultrasounds, doctors or midwives.

You can free birth.

But behind the scenes, terrible things were happening.

I feel ashamed about this, but I didn't think that the deaths were bad until a year after I left.

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Some reporters would hear about this and get freaked out. But Mark actually

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