Speaking of Midwives

Every midwife knows the tension. How long is too long in second stage, and what does the evidence actually say about letting someone labor down? In this episode of Speaking of Midwives , our host Dr. Melissa Avery sits down with Dr. Elise Erickson, midwife, PhD, and associate professor at the University of Arizona, to discuss her research published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Hea...

In this episode of Speaking of Midwives , host Melissa Avery, PhD CNM sits down with Dr. Julie Blumenfeld , Associate Professor and Midwifery Program Director at Rutgers University, to tackle one of the most critical challenges facing the profession today: the clinical preceptor shortage. Despite the growing demand for midwifery care in the United States, securing clinical sites remains a complex...

Since the landmark ARRIVE trial reshaped labor induction practices across the country, midwives have been asking, what do these findings actually mean in the hands of midwifery-led care? In this episode of Speaking of Midwives, host Melissa Avery sits down with Dr. Denise Smith, midwife, researcher, and assistant professor at the University of Colorado, to discuss her recently published study in t...

What does the research tell us about how pregnant people of color experience communication with their care providers? What can midwives do about it right now? In this episode, we sit down with Amy Goh, CNM, PhD, whose integrative review published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health examined communication dynamics between pregnant people of color and their prenatal care providers a...

Behind every breakthrough in reproductive healthcare, a researcher is asking the right questions. More often than you think, that researcher is a midwife. Welcome to Speaking of Midwives , we are the official podcast of the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health where our host, Melissa Avery, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN leads conversations about evidence, innovations, and the future of midwifery...