Women are sharing c-section scar selfies to challenge perceptions about caesareans
Just one day after giving birth to her baby daughter, Alexa, Raquel Renteria took to social media to share a picture. The new mum from California wanted everyone to know why she was proud of her scar and share an empowering message to other women who given birth via c-section. “I was afraid of this scar and the long term effects it would have on body and my mind.
Just one day after giving birth to her baby daughter, Alexa, Raquel Renteria took to social media to share a picture. The new mum from California wanted
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Raquel Renteria's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Women are sharing c-section scar selfies to challenge perceptions about caesareans
Raquel Renteria's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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