In this episode of Transformed by Birth, I'm joined by human rights in childbirth advocate and Birth Monopoly founder Cristen Pascucci for a conversation about bodily autonomy, respectful maternity care, and what it means to navigate birth inside increasingly corporate healthcare systems. Together, we explore the growing monopolization of maternity care, why concepts like informed consent and trauma-informed care often struggle inside institutional systems, and how understanding your rights can fundamentally change the way you move through pregnancy and birth. This conversation moves beyond policy and into something much deeper: the experience of learning to trust yourself, recognizing what respect actually feels like in your body, and discovering your own authority in a system that often asks people to surrender it.

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