Midwifing America show

Midwifing America

Summary: A new podcast for national conversations about maternity and women’s health care, Midwifing America highlights stories from providers and the women they serve to illustrate the state of maternity care. There is mounting evidence that we have a maternal health crisis in our country as we spend more, and have poorer outcomes, than other developed countries. Join us as we Reimagine Women's Healthcare. Sponsored by the Oregon Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, with the help of Thacher Grant funding. All views expressed herein are our own.

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  • Artist: Angie Chisholm, Kate Bowen, Katie Robins, Emily Yeast
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Podcasts:

 Episode Nine: Birth Has No Borders | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:42

Nadia shares her journey across the border in search of a better life, and we speak with midwife Marinah Farrell about how undocumented status impacts healthcare.

 Episode Eight: The Future of Midwifery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:33:10

We ask midwives about their vision for the future of our profession, on location in Washington, D.C., at the American College of Nurse-Midwives annual meeting, May 2019.

 Episode Seven: Save the Birth Center | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:43

A community reacts to the threatened closure of a beloved birth center that has been serving Eugene, Oregon for nearly 30 years.

 Episode Six: Perseverance in Puerto Rico | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:45

In Episode Six we explore midwifery in Puerto Rico and the impact of Hurricane Maria on maternity care. Featuring interviews with midwives Vanessa Caldari and Michelle Perez-Chiques of Centro MAM, midwifery student Jessica Galarza, and researcher Holly Horan.

 Episode Five: #ListentoBlackWomen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:34:44

This episode features midwife Ebony Marcelle, with interviews with student midwives Trixie Kioko and Sunny Soroosh. We discuss racism and its impact on maternal health outcomes for African American women, and explore the role midwifery can play in reducing these disparities.

 Episode Four: Reviving Indigenous Midwifery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:33

This episode is the first in a series exploring maternity care in Native American communities. Native Alaskan Tomika Itchoak shares her experience giving birth in rural Alaska and midwife Janelle Komorowski reflects on her years practicing there. Navajo midwife Nicolle Gonzales discusses why indigenous midwifery care can be the key to improving outcomes for indigenous women. Narrated by Angie Chisholm. Special thanks to Princess Crumal for her assistance with this episode.

 Episode Three: Bridging the Home-Hospital Divide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:39

Mom of five, Caylan Wagar, shares her home and hospital birth stories. Her midwife, scholar and researcher Dr. Melissa Cheyney, provides an analysis of maternal health care in the U.S. and a prescription for bridging the home-hospital divide. Narration by Kate Bowen.

 Episode Two: Your Hospital Needs a Midwife | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:24

This is the story of one practice's transition from a physician-only practice to a collaborative midwife-physician model. We hear from midwife Katie Robins, physician AJ McCann, nurse managers Debbie Heim and Terri Shenk, and L&D nurse and patient Holly Linn. Narration by Emily Yeast.

 Episode One | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:58

We know that midwives work in a variety of settings and many move from one practice environment to another during their career. In this episode, midwife Susan Heinz shares her journey working in home and hospital settings and, most recently, opening a birth center in Corvallis, Oregon. We also speak with Evie, a mother who has experienced both in- and out-of-hospital births, all attended by midwives.

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