Evidence Based Birth®
352 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★ - 905 ratingsIn the Evidence Based Birth® podcast, we cover the research evidence on hot topics about pregnancy and childbirth! Our mission is to help birth workers build the evidence based knowledge, skills, and power they need to protect families' ability to give birth with empowerment. The work we do has a huge impact on parents who are searching for accurate information to empower their prenatal, birth, and postpartum experiences!
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EBB 91 - Meet MY midwife Karen Brown - featured in Babies are Not Pizzas!
August 21, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this episode, I am joined by my midwife, Karen Brown. Karen is a certified professional midwife, located in Central Kentucky, who practicing in 2007. She is a mother of four children; her youngest was born at home. In 2011 and 2013 Karen attended the home births of two of my children, which are featured in my new book, Babies are Not Pizzas! I’m excited to talk to Karen about her career, as well as my own birth experiences. I wrote and published Babies are Not Pizzas to address the pr...
EBB 90 - Hear Chapter One of My New Book, Babies Are Not Pizzas!
August 14, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBMy new book, Babies Are Not Pizzas, is slated for release next week! To get ready for this exciting event, I want to share with you the first chapter from the book. Listen as I read Chapter One: Naive, and get a first glimpse into my story. You'll hear the details of my first daughter's birth, how it sparked the passion for what I do, and how it started me on the road to founding Evidence Based Birth. For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find...
EBB 89 - The Journey to Medical School with Reid Johnson
August 07, 2019 12:17 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, I am joined by Reid Johnson, a former student of mine! Reid graduated from university this past May with honors, majoring in biology. During his course of study he took my seminar on childbirth, called Babies Are Not Pizzas. I was honored to be asked to write his reference letter for medical school, and was so excited to hear that he was accepted. He starts his program this fall. I invited him to the EBB podcast to talk about what it's like to be a med student. Reid shar...
EBB 88 - Ethics and Evidence on Circumcision
July 31, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBEvidence Based Birth has just released a new Signature Article about routine male newborn circumcision. We have been receiving requests to cover this topic for years; I know that opinions on newborn circumcision are diverse and very emotionally charged. In this podcast episode I explore circumcision in detail, including discussion on relevant human anatomy, where circumcision came from, why some parents choose non-religious circumcision today, how common it is around the world, and the pr...
Bonus Episode 9 - What is the theme of Babies Are not Pizzas?
July 26, 2019 17:07 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBIn this week's Bonus Book Update podcast, I cover the overarching theme of Babies Are Not Pizzas. It was a surprising realization for me at the end of the writing process! What is the book about? Mainly, preventable birth trauma in a broken health care system. This is a complex topic. Listen as I cover all the nuances of this theme, and reveal to you some of the other areas of exploration in the story. RESOURCES: Get all the updates on my new book, Babies Are Not Pizzas! Click ...
Bonus Episode 8 - What is the theme of Babies Are not Pizzas?
July 26, 2019 17:07 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBIn this week's Bonus Book Update podcast, I cover the overarching theme of Babies Are Not Pizzas. It was a surprising realization for me at the end of the writing process! What is the book about? Mainly, preventable birth trauma in a broken health care system. This is a complex topic. Listen as I cover all the nuances of this theme, and reveal to you some of the other areas of exploration in the story. RESOURCES: Get all the updates on my new book, Babies Are Not Pizzas! Click ...
EBB 87 - Cristen Pascucci on How to Disagree on Birth Topics - Respectfully!
July 24, 2019 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this episode, I interview Cristen Pascucci, founder of Birth Monopoly, about respectful disagreement when talking about childbirth topics. After the birth of her son in 2011, Cristen left a career in public affairs to study American maternity care and women’s rights. From 2012 to 2016, she served as vice president of Improving Birth, spearheading a multi-year grassroots media strategy to get America’s maternity care crisis into the national news. She also created a legal advocacy hotli...
Bonus Episode 8 - We've released the book cover!
July 12, 2019 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBI am thrilled to announce that we have released the cover image for my upcoming book, Babies are Not Pizzas! Check it out on Facebook and Instagram! In this week's Bonus Book Update podcast, I reveal some of the final details of the production process - and the start of our book launch! Listen to hear the official targeted release date... RESOURCES: Get all the updates on my new book, Babies Are Not Pizzas! Click here to get on the wait list. Follow Evidence Based Birth on Facebo...
EBB 86 - Handling situations beyond our control
July 10, 2019 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBIn this episode I am joined by Michelle Martinez, a graduate student in clinical psychology who recently had her second baby after attending the Evidence Based Birth Savvy Birth 101 workshop. Michelle is working on her doctorate in psychology, with a special interest in maternal mental health. She lives in Chicago with her two children. Michelle’s first birth experience was idyllic - she had a peaceful, completely pain free labor in a birth center. However, her baby was born with complica...
Bonus Episode 7 - How Do You Get a Book Published?
July 05, 2019 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBIn this week's Bonus Book Update podcast, I tell you all about the route I chose to publish Babies Are Not Pizzas. These days, book publishing has been democratized, and anyone can self-publish a book outside of the traditional system. You know me - I did all the research to determine the best publication route for me and for Evidence Based Birth. I'll tell you what I decided on, and how I came to my conclusions. If you are thinking of writing a book someday, what I tell you here may insp...
EBB 85 - The power of a well-planned birth - of twins!
July 03, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode, I talk with Ashely Smith about her awe-inspiring and peaceful experience giving birth to twins. Ashley and her partner Trevor live in Lexington, Kentucky. They are both local business owners active in their community. As first time parents, they took time to equip themselves to have a smooth birth experience. Ashley always found herself describing the role of a doula to her friends and family, and finally got to experience having doula herself! She worked with Chanté Perryma...
Bonus Episode 6 - Inside My Editing Team of Over 30 People!
June 28, 2019 15:03 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBIn this week's Book Bonus podcast, I give you a glimpse of all the steps we took to make sure my book, Babies Are Not Pizzas, is accurate and polished! I'll take you through the multiple steps of the editing process - including a team of over 30 EBB supporters who have read the book and provided feedback! From fact checking to research, and fine-tuning the stories of all the people mentioned in the book, this process was intense and we were so excited to send it off for the final editing p...
EBB 84 - The Latest Evidence on Vitamin K and a New EBB Article Update!
June 26, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, I am joined by Evidence Based Birth® research editor Anna Bertone to explore the updates we’ve made to the EBB Signature Article on Vitamin K. Anna received her Master’s in public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her Bachelor’s from East Carolina University. She currently lives in Huntsville, Alabama. Anna joined EBB as our research editor in 2016, and she works diligently on helping me update our research articles and classes that we teach, as well as...
Bonus Episode 5 - What Happens on a Writing Retreat?
June 21, 2019 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.55 MBOn this week's Bonus Book Update podcast, I want to take you inside the final mile of my writing process. When I was just a few chapters shy of finishing my draft and life was just too crazy to find the time to tap into my creative energy, I decided I needed a few days to get away and concentrate completely on my book! And you know what? It was a great idea. I'll tell you all about the inspiring place I was able to retreat to, all the resources I brought with me to keep me on task (have yo...
EBB 83 - Why Families Need Postpartum Care
June 19, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode, I am joined by Natalie Telyatnikov, founder and creator of the online holistic program Better Postpartum. She is a certified postpartum support specialist trained in perinatal mood and anxiety disorder support, as well as innate traditions of postpartum care. Natalie shares her personal journey of postpartum depression and anxiety, and the discoveries she made about how these issues are handled in the health care system. We also discuss the evidence on postpartum education...
Bonus Episode 4 - The Emotional Journey of Writing my Book
June 14, 2019 08:00 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBMy weekly EBB Book Podcast updates are bringing you a behind-the-scenes look at my new book, Babies are Not Pizzas, which will launch this August! This week, I want to share with you some personal insights about my emotional journey during the writing process. This book tells my story and I needed to share it just the right way. I also had to take a deep examination of some very difficult times in my life. As many of you know - that kind of introspection is not easy! I learned so much alon...
EBB 82 - Two Dads’ Insights on Birth and Starting a Family
June 12, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode, we’ll listen to my husband Dan Dekker and our brother-in-law Ryan talk about their experiences on becoming fathers and watching the births of their children. As we are approaching Father’s Day in the U.S., I wanted to do something special and share this interview that I recorded when I was teaching a college class on childbirth. We were discussing the importance of not only listening to the stories of people who give birth, but also their partners - because birth can be a li...
Bonus Episode 3 - An exciting photo shoot with babies and pizza boxes!
June 07, 2019 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBIn this special bonus episode of the Evidence Based Birth Book Update podcast, I'm going to take you behind the scenes for the most adorable (and the most chaotic) part of the book production process - the photo shoot! I got the chance to work with some of the sweetest babies - but things didn't quite go according to plan... To hear the whole story, download this week's Book Update podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify! Resources: Get all the latest news on my upcoming book via the ...
EBB 81 - Doula Part 3: the Emotional Journey of Birth
June 05, 2019 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode I interview Evidence Based Birth operations director and chief of staff Victoria Wilson. She shares candidly about her physically, emotionally, and mentally challenging birth experiences, as well as her journey to become a doula. Victoria is a wife and mom to three spunky girls, and is a DONA International certified birth doula. She operates her own practice, Mother Well Doula Service in Kentucky, and has also advocated for the licensure of certified professional midwives...
Bonus Episode 2 - What type of book did I write?
May 31, 2019 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MBI'm so excited to release my new book this August, Babies are Not Pizzas! I will admit, I spent a long considering how to craft this book... I needed to really think about my message and how it should be written to offer the biggest impact! Is this a guide to pregnancy - or something else? Well, I am happy to tell you what kind of book this is - and how I decided on the genre! RESOURCES: Get added to the Evidence Based Birth mailing list here, so you don't miss any updates!
EBB 80 - Life of a Doula Part 2 - a lightning-fast birth!
May 29, 2019 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this episode I interview Cat LaPlante about her empowering birth experiences and her life as a birth professional. Cat is a certified doula and childbirth educator, and was also one of the first EBB Instructors. She has a passion for teaching expectant parents and birth professionals about evidence based care - she loves when parents get excited about the labor process! Cat lives with her husband and four boys. Learn how Cat’s fourth birth at home was different in many ways to her pre...
Bonus Episode 1- My new book title is ...
May 24, 2019 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBMy new book is coming out this August, and I think you're going to love the title... Download this podcast to hear it! This book is truly a labor of love, and it's been a fascinating journey crafting the story and message. I am releasing a special podcast series all about it. Download a new episode each Friday - you'll get sneak peeks and announcements, as well as behind the scenes insights into producing this book! RESOURCES: Get added to the Evidence Based Birth mailing list here, ...
EBB 79 - Life of a Doula Part 1 - from cesarean to VBAC
May 22, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, I interview EBB Professional Membership Coordinator Chanté Perryman about her first cesarean and her super-fast VBAC! Chanté is a professional birth and postpartum doula, certified childbirth educator and a maternity coach at Baby Dreams Maternity Concierge. She is also an Evidence Based Birth Instructor. Chanté is a birth advocate in central Kentucky, coordinating the Bluegrass Baby Expo and publishing a quarterly magazine for parents. She also volunteers with the Kentucky ...
EBB 78 - The Evidence on Labor Induction for Gestational Diabetes
May 15, 2019 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn this episode I bring you the evidence on labor induction for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A few months ago, we released an article all about the evidence on diagnosing GDM, and we wanted to follow up that article with another focused solely on labor induction versus expectant management for GDM. Listen to learn the two most common questions that people ask when they are diagnosed with GDM, as well as all of the situations that may occur under the umbrella term “expectant manag...
EBB 77 - Nurses Can Make Labor More Comfortable
May 08, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode I am joined by three guests to talk about the Evidence Based Birth Comfort Measures for Labor and Delivery Nurses workshop. Our panel includes registered nurse, childbirth educator and EBB Instructor Jessica Hazboun from San Diego, labor and delivery nurse and childbirth educator Lori Lopez from Honolulu, and EBB Instructor, childbirth educator and doula Cat LaPlante from the New Jersey/Philadelphia area. The Comfort Measures workshop is a three hour event with contact hou...
EBB 76 - Pushing Through Anxiety in Birth with Parent Emily Fleenor
May 01, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this episode I interview Emily Fleenor, a new parent who recently gave birth to her daughter while her husband was in active duty stationed at Fort Campbell in Tennessee. They both took the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class from EBB Instructor Heidi Duncan, and appreciated the flexibility of the online format during times when Emily’s husband was away for work. Emily worked with a freestanding birthing center, and was very happy with her care. Find out why she was excited and empow...
EBB 75 - Birth in Twilight Sleep - the Experiences of Rebecca’s Mom
April 24, 2019 11:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode I interview my mother, Carol, about her experience giving birth with “twilight sleep” - a state of sedation and general anesthesia that used to be administered during the second stage of labor. Carol is a mother of six. She has experienced three different types of childbirth: birth with twilight sleep, birth with an epidural, and birth without an epidural fully awake. She’s also a retired nurse and a retired pediatric nurse practitioner. With Mothers’ Day coming up in a coupl...
EBB 74 - Hearing Black Moms’ Voices in the Birth World with Michelle Gabriel-Caldwell
April 17, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBIn the United States, the month of April is recognized as National Minority Health Month. It’s an initiative to advance health equity across the country on behalf of all racial and ethnic minorities. And this week is Black Maternal Health Week! Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a non-profit organization sponsoring Black Maternal Health Week from April 11 through April 17. I strongly encourage you to connect with Black Mamas Matter and to sign up for their mailing list (find that link in the ref...
EBB 73 - Learn all about the hospitalist role with Dr. Nicole Rankins
April 10, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode, I interview Dr. Nicole Rankins about the role of a hospitalist obstetrician, and how families can prepare themselves to have a safe and fulfilling birth in a hospital setting. Nicole is a wife and mother to two girls, an obstetrician/gynecologist, a podcast host, and an integrative health coach. She did her residency at Duke University, and also did a research fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill. Nicole currently practices at a community hospital in Virginia, and she loves helping...
EBB 72 - Confidence to Face Changing Birth Plans with Heather Hyden and Jimmy Earley.
April 03, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this week's podcast, I interview new parents Heather Hyden and Jimmy Earley. They live in Lexington, Kentucky, and were one of the first couples to take the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class in 2018. Heather works at a local university, and Jimmy works at a local nonprofit. Their son Kess turned 9 months on the day we recorded this episode. Theirs is a unique story in that this pregnancy was actually their second. Their first baby had a fatal condition and that first pregnancy was not...
EBB 71 - Birth and Positive Masculinity with Ben Atkinson
March 27, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn this episode, I interview Ben Atkinson. Ben has been married for 20 years, and has four children and one angel baby. He attended all five of his children’s births, and caught the last two himself. He has been exploring the masculine role in birth since his first child was born. With encouragement from a group of birth professionals, he developed a course for expectant fathers, to help them use this vulnerable time in their lives to explore and activate positive masculine traits and step i...
EBB 70 - Meet the EBB Team!
March 20, 2019 11:00In this episode, you’ll get to know the Evidence Based Birth® team! Learn who is behind the scenes working with Rebecca Dekker to get the latest evidence based information into the hands of those who need it. Meet our research, management, admin, and social media staff, as well as those running our Instructor, Professional membership, and Higher Ed programs. Hear their passion for the EBB mission, and why they love what they do! For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, vi...
EBB 69 - Facing a difficult birth with knowledge and empowerment
March 13, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBIn this episode, I interview Noel and Joel Smothers, missionaries who gave birth to their first child last fall. They currently live in North Carolina but will be heading back to Brazil soon. Noel felt it was really important to have a vaginal birth if at all possible, so that she could continue to have future vaginal births when she's living in countries with less developed health systems. They took the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class with Instructor Mary Kury. I was so impressed b...
EBB 68 - Meet Mr. EBB!
March 06, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode, I am joined by "Mr. EBB" himself, Dan Dekker! Dan is an Accountant with his MBA, the father of 3 children, and also my husband. He has worked for more than 10 years in small business accounting, and five years ago left a successful corporate position to become a full-time stay-at-home dad and to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of Evidence Based Birth. Dan and I dive into the backstory of EBB - including how starting this business has impacted our family. Our Evidence ...
EBB 67 - Hear two special announcements from Evidence Based Birth®
February 27, 2019 13:49 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn this episode, I am joined by EBB Professional Membership and Higher Ed Program Coordinator Chanté Perryman. Chanté is a certified birth and postpartum doula, a childbirth educator, an Evidence Based Birth Instructor, and will begin training as a midwife in 2020. She is a strong promoter of birth choices - coordinating an annual baby expo, publishing a quarterly magazine for local parents, and volunteering with the Kentucky Home Birth Coalition as an advocate for Certified Professional Mid...
EBB 66 - Empowering Birth in Underserved Populations with CNM Olivia Favela-Gary
February 20, 2019 12:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this episode, I interview certified nurse midwife Olivia Favela-Gary. Olivia has been a CNM for over five years, and has been a registered nurse for 10 years. She currently practices in Los Angeles and Southern California in a Federally Qualified Health Center, and attends births in a hospital setting working mostly with underserved and high risk populations. She also frequently works as a first assistant for cesarean births. Olivia hosts the podcast This American Midwife, and is mom to a...
EBB 65 - Navigating the Hospital Birth System with Midwife Afua Hassan
February 13, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode, I interview midwife and Evidence Based Birth Professional member Afua Hassan. Afua has practiced as a midwife since 1984. In 2011, she expanded her home birth practice and founded The Birthing Place, Houston’s first freestanding birth center owned and operated by a black midwife. The name “The Birthing Place” was chosen by Afua in response to her observation that many women felt that they needed a hospital and a doctor to deliver babies. In her practice, Afua’s philosophy is...
EBB 64 - Building trust during birth with parent Caley O’Brien
February 06, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBIn this episode, I interview Caley O’Brien about her empowering birth experience and being one of the first parents to take the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class. Caley has been married to her husband Kent for two years, and they live in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She is now a stay-at-home parent to her baby Solomon, and describes herself as a “crunchy hippie”. Caley and Kent took the EBB Childbirth Class with their local Instructor, Cat LaPlante. We discuss how Caley intentionally and...
EBB 63 - Unexpectedly Easy Birth with New Parents Nichole and Todd
January 30, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode, I interview Nichole Croft and Todd Jackson of New Jersey. Their first baby was born in the summer of 2018, and they were among the first parents to take the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class. They were taught by EBB Instructor Cat LaPlante, and were referred to the class by their doula after inquiring about pain management techniques. Listen as they describe their birth experience and how they utilized what they learned in their EBB class. From understanding the basi...
EBB 62 - Facing an unplanned Cesarean with parent Michelle Wilson
January 23, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this episode, I interview Michelle Wilson, one of the first parents to take the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class. Michelle has one son, Matthew, and is a stay-at-home mom in Berea, Kentucky. Michelle and her husband Matt were very passionate about gathering as much information as possible prior to Matthew’s birth. They chose to plan a natural childbirth in a hospital setting, and Michelle labored with non-drug comfort measures for nearly 24 hours. Circumstances eventually led the bab...
EBB 61 - Using Knowledge to Navigate Birth with New Parents Annamarie and Drew
January 16, 2019 18:43 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this episode, I interview AnnaMarie and Drew Stoudenmire of Greenville, South Carolina. They are parents to Otto - their first baby - who at the time of recording was only seven weeks old. AnnaMarie and Drew took one of the first Evidence Based Birth Childbirth classes in the U.S., taught by EBB Instructor Mary Kury. They heard about the class from a nurse practitioner, who recommended Mary as a childbirth education instructor. Listen as AnnaMarie and Drew tell their exciting water bi...
EBB 60 - Get to Know the New Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class!
January 09, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBIn this episode, I interview EBB Instructors Cat LaPlante, Mary Kury, and Cindy Calvano about their experiences being among the first to teach the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class. Cat is a certified doula and certified childbirth educator serving the southern New Jersey and Philadelphia regions. Cindy is a certified doula, doula trainer, and lactation counselor serving North and Central New Jersey. She also travels around the world to train doulas and other birth professionals. Mary is...
EBB 59 - Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes
January 07, 2019 15:36 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode, we discuss the evidence on diagnosing gestational diabetes, and the use of the Glucola test. Evidence Based Birth just released a new Signature Article on this topic, and it is a subject that people are always wanting to know more about. Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that develops during pregnancy. In a normal pregnancy, your hormones can make it harder for your body to use insulin. That means you might need up to three times more insulin to overcome the incre...
EBB 58 - Sneak Peek of EBB in 2019!
January 02, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this episode I review all the projects completed at Evidence Based Birth in 2018 - and what a year it was! From launching this podcast and an extensive series and workshop on Comfort Measures, to releasing new Signature Articles, webinars, a Higher Ed curriculum AND developing a new cutting-edge EBB childbirth class - what we accomplished in 2018 gives us incredible momentum for what we have planned in 2019! Join me for a sneak peek into what is on the horizon for the next 12 months. ...
EBB 57 - Connecting the birth community in Hawai’i with Courtney Carangian
December 19, 2018 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode I interview Courtney Carangian, a native to the Hawai’ian island of O’ahu. Courtney is an Evidence Based Birth Instructor, and is currently undergoing the DONA certification process to be a birth and postpartum doula. A mother of two children, Courtney has been married for seven years. She serves the birth and parenting community on O’ahu with doula services, lactation education, and EBB instruction. Courtney got involved in birth work via baby wearing. She started a busi...
EBB 56 - Listening to Black Midwives: Ms. Charlotte Shilo-Goudeau
December 12, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBIn this episode I interview Ms. Charlotte Marie Shilo-Goudeau, one of three African American women in the state of Louisiana to hold the title of Licensed Certified Professional Midwife. She is the founder of “P.Y.O.B.E. (Pick Your Own Birthing Experience) with Mama CHAR’s Birthing Service,” located in the rural area of Maringouin, LA. Ms. Charlotte has committed her life work to serving women who lack resources needed to ensure positive and healthy prenatal and perinatal outcomes. By coi...
EBB 55 - Advocating for Evidence Based Care with Carissa Hipsher
December 05, 2018 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, I interview Carissa Hipsher, a parent who was pressured into a cesarean for breech positioning. Carissa lives with her husband and three month old baby in Columbus, Ohio, and is working on obtaining her PhD in environmental science. She had a surprise breech positioning at the end of her pregnancy, and was pressured into a cesarean very quickly. After that experience, she decided to become more involved in examining the evidence on breech positioning and its different delive...
EBB 54 - The Wide-Reaching Effects of Birth Trauma with Krysta Dancy
November 28, 2018 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode I interview Krysta Dancy, licensed marriage and family therapist, certified birth doula, and Evidence Based Birth Instructor. Krysta has over 15 years of experience in the field of psychology. In her office in Roseville, CA, she provides compassionate and evidence-based care for a variety of fertility-related mental health issues, with special emphasis on trauma and birth (for both providers and patients). She also serves as Co-Director and Clinical Supervisor at The Place Wi...
EBB 53 - Reaching Underserved Populations with Education and Doula Support
November 21, 2018 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, I interview certified birth doula, postpartum doula, parent educator and breastfeeding counselor Nubia Jones. Nubia is a mother of five, and her journey of supporting women and families began 18 years ago during the birth of her first child. She went on to become involved in her local birth community, determined to help many families have positive and peaceful births, especially in hospital settings. Now, she serves a diverse population throughout New York City. As an Evi...
EBB 52 - What role should men play in birth?
November 14, 2018 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBLisa Marie Sanchez Oxenham has been a birth worker for over 25 years, serving the last 10 as a licensed midwife. She works full time with her husband, Richard, who is currently pursuing his CPM. They specialize in water birth and past trauma, and travel all over Southern California to provide in-home care. Together, they work to include the partner in birth - especially men, who are often mis-portrayed in birth environments in the media. Lisa and Richard support all birthing parties with com...