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Edit: When we originally uploaded this podcast, the wrong file was included. Oops! The correct file has been added, and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we do! Adriane Burgess PhD, RNC-OB, CCE, CNE, C-ONQS (she/hers)   Director, Quality Improvement-Service Lines (Women and Children, Primary Care, Oncology)  Ob/Gyn Residency Research Director     Awareness of preeclampsia can reduce its im...

The words bonding and attachment are common words, but what is the deeper meaning behind those words for new parents and their newborns or yet-to-be born babies?  How can parents connect with their newborn in utero?  How will the attachment before and after the baby is born affect the epigenomes, brain development, and future health of their little one?  Laurel will take us on a fascinating dive i...

This episode was recorded on 5/23/22  The students and patients that you interact with have far different expectations for learning than a K-12 student.  They are with you for a very specific reason and expect you to give them relevant information they can use right away that they can incorporate with what they already know.  Adult learners require educators to use some unique approaches that tap...

Creating an atmosphere conducive to learning includes ensuring that your students feel understood and accepted in the classroom.  Listen in as we get practical advice from Maura Jo, who has been practicing the principles of gender inclusivity in her life and classroom for over 15 years. You'll pick up things you can use right away in your classroom, such as how you can use more inclusive language...

Reaching more parents with solid prenatal education is the goal for most educators and hospitals.  Learning a new way to do that was challenging in 2020 but through creativity and problem solving, many educators –just like our guest– found ways to be sure the parents they serve continued to learn.  Join us to learn how one hospital has not only overcome the COVID teaching challenge but also create...

Note: This episode was recorded in early 2021. Some of the details in this episode may have changed In 1956, Marian Tompson and Mary White, along with five other women, gathered to breastfeed their babies under a tree at a church picnic in Illinois when they were approached by mothers with questions, showing interest and looking for advice on successful breastfeeding.  This event inspired a group...

The  concept  and role  of  a  doula  is  better   understood these days  by parents and health professiona l s ,   but the reality of a doula's life may still be a mystery to some .  Today we will explore how  Julie, who has practiced as a doula for 29 years, impacts  the lives of  the families she's assisted  as she   shares  her   insights of life as a doula .    Julie Brill is the author of th...

Listen in as Laura Nance, a Senior Program Advisor for CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association), tells us all about the organization.  CAPPA was birthed in 1998 and has a mission of "Education. Support. Success."  Laura takes us through how they have grown over time and what they had done to support members and families during COVID.  She also gives us a glimpse of where the futu...

Even in early nursing school Ginger felt she would write a book someday.  Finding a need while working with her new daughter-in-law gave her the much-needed topic.  Surviving in postpartum should not be as hard as it was for Ginger's loved one or many other new mothers.  To create a template for thriving and celebrating life with a new baby, Ginger called upon 15 other experienced postpartum profe...

DONA International was one of the first doula organization s  in the United States.  Starting out as Doulas of North America in 1992, they quickly saw the need for doulas around the world.  In the early 2000s, they became DONA International.  Listen in to see where and why they started.  Melissa will explain her passion ,  and the passion of the organization ,  to make sure that doula clients and...

  When Jen was pregnant in 2010,  she realized that she was being treated differently because she exists in a larger body.   Determined to  make her plan for an unmedicated birth a reality,  Jen  researched and found a midwife who supported and encouraged her to  pursue the birth plan she wanted.   After the birth of her  baby , she decided to   start a blog to share  her story , but   soon  it wa...

USLCA  (United State s Lactation Consultant Association ) , founded in 2006, is an organization that supports the advancement of lactation professionals of all types in the United States.  Their aim is to make sure all families have support to meet their breastfeeding goals by  advocati ng  for the value  of  lactation care providers  who  contribute to the family healthcare team and  are active i...

Curiosity about why one woman labored in a  straightforward  manner and a woman  in a similar situation  struggled much more led Gail Tully  to ask why.  She du g in to understand not only the  role of the  pelvic bones  in labor  but  also  the soft tissues that  can either  create a good pathway  or  block  baby's progress through them .  Listen to her story and how she developed  new techniques...

Listen  as Christen Sadler , Immediate Past President of Lamaze,  tells us more about Lamaze 's beginnings , how  they have  grown ,  and where  the future  may be  taking  them.   Christen shares  ways the organization advances their  mission:   " Advancing Safe & Healthy Birth for Everyone, Everywhere . "   Learn more about  Lamaze's  current projects ,  including  research and advocacy to help...

Rixa Freeze has a PhD from the University of Iowa and is a researcher, professor, and mother of four children. Her current research specialization is vaginal breech birth. She is the president of Breech Without Borders, a 501(c)3 nonprofit and teaches at a private liberal arts college. She blogs at Stand and Deliver. Listen and Learn: A lack of research may impede the view of breech birth as a nor...

In Life After Loss  P art 1,  Katherine tells her story of loss and how it impacted her personal grow th  and her family.  Be sure to give it a listen.    (Click here for part 1) Listen  to Part 2  as we  continue to  follow Katherine's journey  to becoming a Perinatal Bereavement Psychotherapist and having her Rainbow Baby  Alice.  She always desired to have a big family but after a loss there wa...

Loss is always difficult.  Losing someone you're supposed to be meeting for the first time and spending the rest of your life with  is  even tougher.  Katherine and her family planned for a joyful event, the birth of their daughter  H elen, but  that turned to sorrow when Helen was stillborn.       Listen in as we follow Katherine's journey  of  becoming a postpartum and loss doula and ultimately,...

Listen as Bonita (Boni)  Katz  BA, RN, ICCE, ICBD, IAT, CLC   talks about  the impact that ICEA has had on the  field of  maternal - child health  and  her own journey.  Promoting  f amily - c entered  c are and freedom to make decisions based on  knowledge  of options and alternatives  are the key tenants of ICEA.  Boni's own birth helped spark her interest in becoming a certified childbirth educ...

W hen  the  " Back to Sleep "  campaign to reduce infant deaths started in 1994, the rate of SIDS went from 10, 000   to  3,500 per year very quickly.  Judy Bannon, founder of Cribs for Kids, realized that was a great thing but also  found  that some neighborhoods in her area had not reduced the number of SIDS deaths .    S he wanted to   help.  Listen in today with our guest Devon George to find...

Thinking of starting  or revamping your  Fatherhood class?  Ginny Robinson  joins  us to share  tips and tricks to creating a successful fatherhood class . She offers ideas on formatting, marketing , teaching dads during social  distan c ing   & insights into what dads want to know .   Ginny Robinson has been a nurse for over 50 years and spent the last 32 years at her current hospital in Plano TX...

Listen as Nikia Sankofa, Executive Director, and Amelia Psmythe Seger, Deputy Director, unfold the richness of USBC. They will tell us about when, why, and how USBC was created, and what the organization's goals are for today and for the future to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in the United States. The strategy and structure of the USBC makes it one of the most dedicated and producti...

M any hospitals ha ve pared  their  class   offerings down to  core classes and moved them  online . Join us to hear Anne's story  about  what those changes have meant for Anne, her staff ,  and the students.    Anne  Wright's  background is in education. She spent 10 years working for Continental Airlines   providing leadership development training to over 5,000 leaders worldwide. During that tim...

Learn how an experienced IBCLC navigates to serve  breastfeeding  moms and babies in the hospital  setting  during the time of COVID-1 9.    Beverly Wilhelm  is a Registered Nurse of 25 years and an International  Board-Certified  Lactation Consultant of 15 years in Women's Services (primarily NICU and Mom/Baby).  She has  worked at hospitals in Atlanta, Dallas ,  and the Denver metro area. An Atl...

Today, we discu s s  how COVID-19 is  impacting   labor and delivery  unit s .   Carla shares the challenges and positive aspects of working with families during birth and postpartum. She also talks about how this pandemic is changing her outlook and self care, for the better .    Carla has been in the health care field since 2000  and  a nurse since 2003.  The primary focus of her nursing  is  Wo...

In the second episode in our COVID - 19 series, we  speak with Dawn Dudley,  Ph. D .  to  e xplore the  processes of  creating a rapid COVID-19 test in one lab in Wisconsin .   When it became apparent that diagnostic tests for coronavirus were unavailable to most people with symptoms who were not hospitalized, Dawn began working with another scientist in the laboratory to try to develop a method t...