As we wrap up season six of the podcast, we have shared so many incredible conversations over the last 11 episodes as we dove into what community means in birthcare. There is so much breadth of thought and energy these folks bring through their

Being with Families in Community #079

Dec 5th, 2022 41m 43s

In this week's episode, we're diving into a conversation around perinatal mental health, and how we screen for and provide better support to parents as they continue to navigate early parenthood. Our expert this week, Dr. Erin Sadler is a psych

The Power of Culturally Congruent Care Communities #078

Nov 28th, 2022 51m 13s

In this episode we invite you to think more about what it means to create community spaces that are powered by culturally responsive care. How do we build trust within them, and how we build trust within ourselves, as we contemplate the change

Impact of Family Policing System on Community #077

Nov 21st, 2022 56m 37s

We are diving into another heavy and intense conversation here, as we talk about the family policing system, sometimes also referred to as the child protective system. We are confronting what it means for us, as healthcare workers, as birth wor

Accountability: Supporting the Black Trans Community #076

Nov 14th, 2022 41m 54s

In this episode, we are sharing with you a conversation with Kayden Coleman. Many of you may already know Kayden through his incredible advocacy and storytelling about his experiences as a transgender dad, a seahorse dad who gave birth to two d

Creating a Community of Advocates #075

Nov 7th, 2022 47m 9s

In this episode of podcast, we are continuing our examination of community.Joined by guest Emily Edwards of The Good Birth Co, who is a nurse, birth worker and all around advocate for thinking and changing how we talk about birth, and how we ad

Accessible Birthcare Communities #074

Oct 31st, 2022 47m 56s

In this episode we explore how we connect more deeply past the complicated power dynamics and the hierarchy in health care. How can health care providers really set themselves up to be in community with those who they care for? How do we shift

Finding Your Place in Community #073

Oct 24th, 2022 34m 54s

As we are examining community throughout the season, thinking more deeply about what it means to be joining into this community of birth. How does it feel to be coming into something that is in some ways already established, but also something

Birthcare Rooted in Community #072

Oct 17th, 2022 41m 26s

As we continue our season around centering community in our birth work, I am really excited to be having a return guest, one of the very first people who truly made me feel welcomed into a community of other birth workers is Pansay Tayo of Sacr

Community without Competition #071

Oct 10th, 2022 42m

As we continue our exploration of what it means to come together as a community in birthcare, we will be diving into some of the reasons that we often find ourselves not connecting in community.What are some of the cultural and societal beliefs

Examining Collaborative Community and the Hierarchy of Medicine #070

Oct 3rd, 2022 42m 19s

I am really delighted to be just diving deep into some of the issues around community, collaborative relationships, and navigating the medical hierarchy. I am so excited to share our guests with you this week, Dr. Cody Pyke is trained as both a

The Search for Community #069

Sep 26th, 2022 40m 8s

We are so thrilled to be coming for Season SIX of the podcast! As we delve into our new season theme of centering community, it feels fitting that our very first episode at the podcast was about community, it is very much at the heart of the wo

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Reflecting on Change in Birthcare #068

Jun 27th, 2022 11m 14s

As we wrap up season five around change-making in perinatal care, I am excited to share with you some takeaways from the season as I have reflected on what our guests have shared and pulled together some themes so that as you figure out the way

Future of Queer Reproductive Justice #067

Jun 20th, 2022 39m 8s

So in this episode we are diving into the future of Queer Reproductive Justice, and what does it mean to show up for queer, trans, non binary, and other folks who have been marginalized within the perinatal care system. To lead us in that conv

Debriefing at the Bedside #066

Jun 13th, 2022 39m 45s

In this episode, we are going to be diving into the topic of debriefing: what debriefing is, how it can benefit folks in the immediate postpartum period as they start to reflect on their birth story, on their journey on the feelings that they h

Birth Trauma: Statistics & Surprises #065

Jun 6th, 2022 37m 29s

In this episode, we are diving back into the topic of birth trauma. And this is something that we have revisited over and over throughout the podcast, because this issue is growing. These statistics around birth trauma, they are only worsening

Power of Postpartum #064

May 30th, 2022 42m 34s

We are diving into the world of postpartum again in this episode. Because, frankly, we don't tend to give it the attention it deserves in the perinatal care space.There are so many ways that we are failing folks throughout the postpartum perio

Preparing for Pregnancy & Parenthood #063

May 23rd, 2022 42m 21s

This week on the show, we are excited to be changing up our format a little bit and talking directly to a parent to be. We are all in this work to care for people, but so often our education is not centered on parents themselves and we don't g

Reproductive Injustice: Belly of the Beast Q&A #062

May 16th, 2022 39m 32s

In this episode of the podcast, we are honored to share a Q&A with Erika Cohn filmmaker of Belly of the Beast. Belly of the Beast is an incredibly powerful film-from their trailer: It is about when a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer

Birth Trauma: Caring & Coping #061

May 9th, 2022 45m 25s

In this episode, we are diving deep into the way that trauma shows up in birth and in the perinatal period. We are discussing a lot of the complicated dynamics that exists when someone experiences trauma during their birth. This is something t

Defining Structural Racism & Perinatal Care Impact #060

May 2nd, 2022 45m 55s

In this episode of the podcast, we are diving into another heavy topic as we explore structural racism. How do we define it? How do we recognize it? And most importantly, how do we take action, when we see its impacts as they show up in our per

Nurses: Understanding Risk & Trauma-Informed Documentation #059

Apr 25th, 2022 47m 25s

This week we are examining maybe one of the more uncomfortable conversations that we have when we talk about creating change and striving for trauma-informed patient-centered care: folks concerned about their level of risk. What does it mean if

Showing Up As the Village Folks NEED #058

Apr 18th, 2022 41m 11s

In this episode we are diving deep into HOW we can ask for the support we need during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.And on the flip side, how do we show up as the support that others NEED rather than the way we *think* we should?As we've tal

Black Midwifery & Championing Equity #057

Apr 11th, 2022 32m 7s

This time on the show, we'll be joined in conversation by Meredith Strayhorn of The Walking Stick Midwifery Care. Meredith been a huge inspiration and source of collaboration and insight in growing Your BIRTH Partners. As we've discussed over

Encouraging Perinatal Systems Change #056

Apr 4th, 2022 36m 2s

Welcome to Season 5: "Stepping into Our Roles as Change Agents"We want to focus on the ways that each of us can encourage necessary waves and change in the way we provide birthcare. When we look at the healthcare system...we've touched on over