Your BIRTH Partners

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 …

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 ab…

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 t…

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 …

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 …

In this episode we are taking a look back over our season of asking ourselves and our guests what it means to hold space through the complicated parts of pregnancy, birth, & postpartum.

We set out to …

We spend so much time as birth workers thinking about how we can take better care of folks...yet so many of us do a downright abysmal job of taking care of ourselves!

Throughout this season we focused…

Where do doulas fit into birthcare and the collaborative care team model that we envision as the standard in the future? Doulas are the space holders. If there is any role in the birthteam that is bu…

Perhaps unexpectedly common are challenges faced during lactation.  For something that is "natural" and for which there are so many available alternatives, tempers often run high when discussing the …

Continuing our exploration of holding space for those in our care through the perinatal period, we are turning our attention to those experiencing intimate partner violence. As we consider the many s…

This season we continue our exploration of holding space through the complicated parts of perinatal care.  Unfortunately, it is very complicated, and often harmful & dangerous, to navigate our birthc…

As we continue our season exploring how we hold space through the complicated parts of pregnancy and birth, we are turning our attention to how we approach the balancing act of addressing medical con…

In this season we've been talking so much about how we hold space for those in our care through the complicated parts of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.  In this week's episode we are diving into r…

PCOS is a metabolic, endocrine, and reproductive disorder that impacts an estimated 5million people of reproductive age.  Individualized care is needed for those experiencing PCOS to address concerns…

You have probably heard the statistics about birth trauma...where 1 in 3 birthing people have identified their births as traumatic. And of course, the events that have unfolded through 2020 and 2021 …

As the month of October raises awareness for Pregnancy and Infant Loss we want to honor parents who suffer loss and recognize the ways we can best show up to support them.
Lola Brognano, MSW, LCSW-QS,…

In this episode we are exploring more of the dynamics that govern labor and birth nurses.  Special guests Paula Richards of NurseBrownGirl & Mandy Irby of The Birth Nurse join Maggie to breakdown som…

 September is NICU Awareness Month and we are proud to contribute to increased knowledge around the realties of parenting a child in the NICU. 
We welcome Tracy May, mother of two micro preemies, aut…

We are kicking off a new series this season: "Holding Space through the Complicated" and who better to usher in a mindset shift around holding space than 2 therapists?  Join us in conversation with A…

Dr Abby Dennis, OB-GYN, Ray Rachlin, CPM of Refuge Midwifery, & Maggie Runyon, RNC-OB come together to explore the realities of transferring from a planned homebirth to the hosital.
Hospital transfers…