
The Joy of Birth Work
Clip: Season 18 Episode 1 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
A clinician describes the gratification she experiences from working in the birthing profession.
A clinician describes the remarkable joy and gratification she experiences from working in the birthing profession.
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The Joy of Birth Work
Clip: Season 18 Episode 1 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
A clinician describes the remarkable joy and gratification she experiences from working in the birthing profession.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBirth work brings you joy.
You know, even... when it doesn't turn out the way you want it to be, there's a certain amount of a feeling that you were involved in something.
Like, there was something wonderful going on, and you were a part of it.
And that sense of being a part of it... ...brings great joy, which doesn't mean that you don't have great sadness, but it's the capacity to have both.
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Societal Contributors to Black Infertility
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