Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond

Everyone needs some parenting help at some point in their parenting journey. In this episode Katlyn Moss, BSN, RN interviews Sarah Clark who is the program manager for the Positive Parenting Program, or Triple P at MAHEC. Sarah helps us to understand what kinds of services Triple P provides to their clients all over WNC and gives examples of the tangible ways they are assisting parents in their pa...

Have you ever taken care of a patient who speaks a different language than you? This episode highlights the importance of caring for patients in the language that they speak through interpreter services, appropriate patient education, and more. Our guests, Jenny Jensen, MSN, MPH, RN, IBCLC and Dr. Kristin Tully, PhD share their work around language concordant service and why this is not only best...

Ever had a patient with a newly diagnosed mental health disorder and you had no idea where to start? We have a solution. In this episode we will hear from the team at NC PALs, which stands for North Carolina Psychiatric Access Line. This hotline provides mental health consultation and education to North Carolina clinical and social service providers—building their mental health knowledge and capac...

On this episode you will hear Mel Ramage, FNP-BC interview Nicole Ross and Lisa Hagen about their lived experience with motherhood, cancer, and addiction. Listen in as they discuss the importance of community, the parallels of cancer and addiction treatment, and share the ways in which providers can make patients in similar situations feel heard. We hope you enjoy this inspiring episode.  Podcast...

On this week’s episode, host Dr. Suzanne Dixon interviews Tina Sherman who is a leader in the space of maternal health and lactation. Tina is the director of Moms Rising and serves on various boards related to breastfeeding persons. In this episode they explore the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act as well as the PUMP Act which are both new legislation that prohibit discrimination for pregnant and bre...

Listen in to hear all about genetic carrier screening in pregnancy. In this episode we cover everything from what genetic carrier screens are, what kinds of things they can detect, and how best to use them in practice! We hope you learn something. Enjoy!  Podcast Survey: https://redcap.mahec.net/redcap/surveys/?s=XTM8T3RPNK   Social Media:  Facebook: Just Us: Before, Birth and Beyond Podcast  Inst...

I n this episode Katlyn Moss, BSN, RN interviews Georganna Cogburn, MSHE, RD, LDN, IBCLC, RLC  on breastfeeding and mastitis. They cover everything from normal physiological changes in the breast after delivery to hand expression and breast massage. Georganna shares the importance of patient education in the prenatal period and shares tips on how to triage a patient who calls with mastitis symptom...

Did you know that in the state of NC pharmacists can prescribe certain contraception? Listen to this episode of "Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond" to hear pharmacists from across the state discuss the house bill that made this possible, why this change is so beneficial to patients, the impact this has on rural patients, and so much more. Thank you to Anna Baird, PharmD, Roshni Pattabir...

Have you ever had a paitent ask you if they could put their child in a bubble? Have you ever worked with medically complex children who need special medical equipment at home but the family cannot afford it? Safe Kids is the program for you. Listen in as our host, Chama Woydak interviews Beverly Hopps and Vickie Killough about the Safe Kids program and all the life changing things it can do for yo...

Welcome to Season 3 of "Just Us"! In our first episode of the season our host, Dr. Amy Santin, interviews her family medicine colleagues from across the state regarding the role that primary care physicians can play in the postpartum period. Tune in for practical tips on caring for postpartum patients, data on how pregnancy and the postpartum period can affect future health and so much m...

We hope you enjoy this season's last episode of “Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond”! Today, we are listening to host Dr. Suzanne Dixon interview brothers Canyon Woodward and Dr. Rivers Woodward. They discuss the importance of listening to patients, how building relationships makes care in a small town better, and more! Listen in if you are interested in bringing care of rural patients or wou...

Are you wondering the best practices for putting infants to sleep? Listen to Megan Canady and Katlyn Moss in defining the updated guidelines for safe sleeping practices to share with parents of infants. They will be answering parents' most-asked questions about new products and how to encourage patients to ask for help in this immensely important aspect of a child's growth. We hope you e...

We have all heard about anemia, but have you ever thought about the significance behind treating it in a sensitive population, like pregnant mothers? Tune in as Dr. Suzanne Dixon and Katlyn Moss BSN define anemia during pregnancy; especially highlighting the importance of screening for anemia regularly. Treating anemia during pregnancy can decrease the risk of maternal morbidity, problems with bre...

Join us in listening to Michael Hall illustrate the importance of fatherhood, which is an angle we don’t normally hear from in the maternal health realm. Cindy McMillan asks Michael about his experience as a father through the whole process of bringing new life into the world. He discusses the importance of practicing “Hands on Fatherhood,” and how this change can make the birthing process and pos...

Have you ever wondered what it is like for women to go through a pregnancy while incarcerated? Kristie Williams shares her personal experience of pregnancy and the birth of her twins while in prison. She calls providers into action while they are caring for incarcerated pregnant women, and to remind them of their humanity and provide the utmost empathy. Megan and Kristie also discuss the new legis...

Listen to this week’s episode to get an understanding of the Maternal health Innovations grant, which coincidentally (or not), funds this podcast! Join five family medicine providers as they discuss the projects they are working on that contribute to the world of maternal health in all of North Carolina.  “I Gave Birth” Bracelets: https://www.mombaby.org/2023/erase-maternal-mortality/   IMPLICIT:...

There are countless factors that engage in the bigger picture of a patient's health, notably Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs. Dr. Joshua Gettinger talks with Dr. Amy Santin, to reveal a myriad of statistics that demonstrate the emphasis on early childhood experiences and how their background can affect a patients’ health long term. We hope you enjoy this illuminating episode!  TED Talk...

Use Medicaid dollars for social determinants of health? That is what the Healthy Opportunities Pilot, right here in Western North Carolina, is trying to do. Take a listen to this week's episode to hear Katlyn Moss, BSN interview the director of this new and innovative program, Dr. Laurie Stradley. Find out how  this program can benefit YOUR patients!  Call HOP: 828-278-9900 https://impactheal...

Listen in to hear a high school math teacher, Hannaneh Mirmozaffari talk with host Cindy McMillan, CD(DONA), CBPC, CBE, DBD, NCPS, discuss education and how it can impact multiple areas of life.  Podcast Survey: https://redcap.mahec.net/redcap/surveys/?s=XTM8T3RPNK Please provide feedback here: https://redcap.mahec.net/redcap/surveys/?s=XTM8T3RPNK  

Interested in a new and innovative model of prenatal care to better address maternal mental health in your practice? This is the episode for you! Dr. Keyona Oni shares the way her practice shifted their approach to mental health during pregnancy and postpartum and made care better for her patients. We hope you enjoy it! Links: Postpartum Support International https://www.postpartum.net/   PHQ9 Scr...

Don’t miss this important episode! Listen in to hear Alyssa Ball, Jessica Buch, and Dr. Ilene Wong discuss everything from lived experience to how we as healthcare providers can do better. Links:  Intersex 101 Panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPVwh1eNWxM   Interact 101 flyers- What we wish our doctors knew: https://interactadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BROCHURE-interACT-Doctors-fin...

Tune in to hear the definition of OB Hemorrhage, ways to manage it, updated information around care of a patient who experiences a hemorrhage and more. Dr. Suzanne Dixon and Dr. Bre Bolivar dive deep into this topic so we hope you learn something! Links: https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Citation/2023/04000/Postpartum_Hemorrhage_Trends_and_Outcomes_in_the.31.aspx   https://journals.lww.com/gre...

What is Nurse Family Partnership? How can it help YOUR patients? How can you access this resource? Did you say HOME VISITS? Angie Parker, RN and Vickie Lewis, RN answer all these questions and more in the episode. Enjoy! Links: https://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/locations/north-carolina/   Office Number: 828-477-4178 Please provide feedback here: https://redcap.mahec.net/redcap/surveys/?s=XTM8...

 Want a better understanding of Medicaid Extension and postpartum care in North Carolina? This is the episode for you! Listen in to hear Dr. Velma Taormina and Brianna Monk, MPH discuss the extension and the nitty gritty of its direct effect on our postpartum patients. Show notes: Postpartum Mediciad Flyer (ncdhhs.gov) Postpartum Medicaid Flyer (Spanish) (ncdhhs.gov) Postpartum Extension Provider...

Speakers: Heidi Knoll, MD & Dan Frayne, MD Description: Listen this week to the Just Us Podcast to hear Drs. Frayne and Knoll discuss the IMPLICIT model of care. With a goal of minimizing preterm and low birth weight deliveries, this family medicine model of care integrates preconception care with well child checks. We hope you enjoy this episode!  If you liked what you heard please share with...