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You were violated and nobody can understand the agony that makes you sick to your stomach. It’s true. Only you know what happened to you and how it makes you feel; and when someone says “it's going to...
View ArticlePregnancy and Childbirth : The New Care-providers
Pregnancy is the most exciting and apprehensive time in a woman’s life and you cannot afford to take chances with your care-provider in those nine months and beyond. Do you know you have a plethora of...
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