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    Pro@reddthat.com to worldnews@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days ago

    Freebirth movement called out for extremism as mothers share traumatic experiences

    www.abc.net.au

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    Freebirth movement called out for extremism as mothers share traumatic experiences

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    Pro@reddthat.com to worldnews@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days ago
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    'It was a cult': Mothers seduced by freebirth movement describe trauma and exclusion
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    Mothers who planned freebirths that ended in a hospital transfer say they've been "gaslit" or "abandoned" by birth workers and kicked out of group chats meant to support them. The movement is facing increasing criticism for "groupthink" and "extremism".
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