Diana Spalding

Diana is Motherly's Digital Education Editor, and wrote The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama. She is a midwife, pediatric nurse and founder of Gathered Birth. She loves all things birth, and is passionate about empowering women to trust themselves and embrace their inner rockstar. Diana lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and 3 amazing, goofy kids.

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