Lara Proud, RN shares how even as a nurse, she was unprepared for her own birth. From this experience, her business Beyond the Bump Education was born. In part one of a two part series, Lara explains why empowered evidence-based birth preparation is so important, how it can improve your outcome and reduce your exposure to birth trauma, and how it can empower your birth partner to reduce the decision making and stress on the birthing person.