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In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss nutrition and vitamin supplements during pregnancy. They cover what is important in a prenatal vitamin, vitamin excess, supplements to avoid, and disciss ways to get the nutrition that pregnant people and
Cara and Missi are joined for this episode by Dr. Sam Bleull to discuss the use of forceps or vacuum when needed for operative vaginal birth. While midwives may have expanded scope to use vacuum and/or forceps, they often rely on physician coll
In this episode, Missi and Cara talk about viral illness in pregnancy and how to protect against some of the most common and most harmful respiratory infections. Influenza, COVID, and RSV are reviewed in detail (with a small shoutout to pertuss
For this episode, Cara and Missi are joined by Certified Nurse-Midwife Linda Johnson. Linda is an experienced clinician with over 30 years of practice--she not only shares key management decisions in the care of patients with amniotic fluid emb
To kick off the 9th season of The EngagED Midwife, Missi and Cara describe the process that midwives can take to expand their practice beyond that of the beginning CNM/CM with core competencies for basic midwifery practice. They provide example
In this episode, Cara and Missi review the implications of the 2018 ARRIVE study on patient outcomes and practice changes. They provide a midwifery-focused perspective on rapid application of research findings and how analysis of study design,
In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss recent updates to cervical cancer screening and management of results. They give a brief history of cervical cancer screening, incidence and mortality for cervical cancer in the US, and recommendations fo
In this episode, Cara and Missi review common vaginitis symptoms, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. They then dive deeper into complex presentations, recurrent infections, and treating mixed vaginitis. Vulvar and vaginal itching, irritation
In this episode, Cara and Missi dive into an overview of fibroids and adenomyosis. Both diagnoses can be associated with abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, and pelvic fullness. While definitive treatment is likely surgery, conservative m
In this episode, Cara and Missi continue a previous conversation on causes of jaundice. ABO and Rh incompatability are predominate causes of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. This episode reviews the physiology of ABO and Rh and the care of wom
In this episode, Cara and Missi look into the evidence surrounding obesity and induction of labor. Obesity alone is a risk for primary cesarean section. Several recents studies will be discussed shedding light on how to effectively manage patie
In this episode, Cara and Missi introduce a topic that is important to gynecoloogy, sexual, and reproductive health--abortion. While abortion is known to be a hot topic that can spark strong opinions, the girls discuss the midwife scope of prac
In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss some of their favorite gifts for the midwife in your life—from the new graduate, to student, preceptor, partner, or bestie! They share ideas for making the call room comfy, for sporting your favorite advo
In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss some of their favorite gifts for the midwife in your life—from the new graduate, to student, preceptor, partner, or bestie! They share ideas for making the call room comfy, for sporting your favorite advo
In the episode, Cara and Missi review the uses of progestins in both contraception and hormone replacement. Progesterone is an essential hormone in the menstrual cycle and synthetic progestin has a multitude of benefits as well as side effects.
In this episode, Cara and Missi push rewind on the TERMPROM study. This study, originally published in 1996, has recently bee re-examined in a an interesting secondary analysis. This episode will highlight the new insights into the data to help
In this episode, Cara and Missi shed light and love on how to give difficult news. It's never easy to deliver news of a diagnosis, a problem, or a complications to a patient and this conversation will help provide useful tools to students and p
In this episode, Cara and Missi dissect the ACOG practice guideline on antepartum fetal surveillance. Knowing when to test, what tests to use, how often to test are all important factors in competent, holistic care of the pregnant person. Thi
In this episode, Cara and Missi respond to a listener query about rupture of membranes. This question got the girls thinking about all of the interventions that are done in the intrapartum and how those correlate with the pearls of midwifery.
In this episode, Cara and Missi take a deep dive into all things urinary track. Moving beyond just thinking about UTI, this conversation explores incontinence, pelvic floor therapy, and how to better manage your patients with urinary complaints
In this episode, Cara and Missi are joined by Jenna Erickson, CNM, IBCLC for an important clinical update on the 2022 mastitis guidelines from the Institute for Breastfeeding Medicine. This episode is a must listen to learn to stop the ice, tr
In this episode, Cara and Missi break down some common conversations between providers and patients. Have you ever wondered how other providers talk to patients? Did you ever want to hear someone else's spiel? This episode will give the practic
In this episode, Cara and Missi take a look at asthma in primary care and in pregnancy. More than 22 million people in the US are diagnosed with asthma and it accounts for 14.2 million office visits annually. Asthma management including pharma
In this episode, Cara and Missi help to explain the new (read 2011) criteria for defining labor progress based on the Zhang research. Moving past the 1954 research from Friedman, the new labor curve suggests that we maintain more flexible param
In this episode, Cara and Missi discuss identification and management of obstetrical causes the acute abdomen. This conversation specifically focuses on the emergent obstetrical causes of abdominal pain. Although midwives are not surgeons, g
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