An Unsatisfying Birth Story.
“Patient-centered care” is bantered about at policy meetings at the clinic, hospital, county, and national levels. It means something different in each healthcare setting and to each provider and to every patient.
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The Stigma behind Maternal Mortality
…no checklist will fix the internal, intrinsic beliefs that lead providers to provide less, to listen less, to pull the first trigger that gets that checklist going less–for black women.
Five Flicks for First Time Birthers…
Notes, disclaimers, and whatnots. Click Here. A flick note…flick here refers to a sharp. quick. reminder. It’s for real, but not a movie you see with the girls. If you flinch or cringe at the word flick, please replace with snap. It’s five snaps for you. Also 5? Please—I really wanted to only use 300…
Community-Based Midwives and Hospital Systems: A Case for Partnership (The Notes)
These notes are extracted from This Article A set of good vitals and an uncomplicated medical history are not remedies for social inequities or lifelong lack of access to healthcare education and navigation, or accessible, timely, effective, and therapeutic interventions. When a patient presents with a medical complication, a midwife can identify it and ensure…
Community-Based Midwives and Hospital Systems: A Case for Partnership
Click Here to read just the notes from this article Community-based midwives are held to particular and sometimes unjustifiable standards by the healthcare community. They are under tremendous pressure to have perfect outcomes while serving the same communities who face the disparities that lead to premature birth, infant mortality, and maternal morbidities experienced so often…
Access in Healthcare
I have several posts written that haven’t been posted. This is partly due to me trying to find my space in this new space, and partly because as we learn about and settle into a new practice in a new community, there is not much time for editing. This article is from March of 2018…
Midwifery for All Series
“Midwifery for All is for you—education, support, and exploration of the options for your care. You can use it to start discussions with your physician or midwife about the kind of care you would like to receive.”
Size Friendly Pregnancy Care
“The typical experience for people of size with healthcare delivers guilt, shame, and fear as front-line medicine instead of kindness, support, and education.”
A Layered Question: Midwifery Philosophy 101
“How do we address public health outcomes while caring for one family at a time as if all public health depends on only their outcome?”
Dysglycemia in Pregnancy
Scroll down or click here for the slide show and link to the pdf. Many women come into pregnancy primed for Gestational Diabetes. This is a disease process which exists on a continuum and with support, guidance, and effort, pregnancy can be a leverage into optimal health. This is a very exciting option compared to…
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5 P’s from the VBAC Playbook: Lessons for Every Pregnancy
These 5 P’s have come to us by way of families who have been down incredibly difficult roads and have emerged wizened. You can use their wisdom to jump into your own best health and birth outcomes.
The Link between Justice and Health
…Our health is the launching pad which allows us to reach our full potential. Healthcare that actually improves health, protects access to the opportunity to participate in the economic, social, political, and personal lives of an individual’s community and world…
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