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Center for Indigenous Midwifery's Podcast
Center for Indigenous Midwifery
This is a space to share reproductive wisdom, traditions and stories of indigenous families and indigenous birth workers.www.indigenous-midwifery.org
Midwifery for the People is a podcast about reimagining the way we approach the entirety of the birthing year. Margo’s goal is to combine her radical imagination with her knack for strategizing to bolster the birth revolution and a larger global revolution of feminine consciousness.
This podcast begins an ongoing conversation about midwifery and the historical, social, economic, and political aspects.
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Obstetric Cholestasis for Medical and Midwifery Students
Jill Mitchell
This is a podcast discussing the important topic of obstetric cholestasis. It is aimed at medical and midwifery students.
This podcast is about the journey it takes to become a midwife. Listen each week as midwives tell the story of their very own Journey to Midwifery. Contact me at JourneyToMidwiferyPodcast@gmail.com ~~Instagram and Facebook at Journey to Midwifery Podcast or @JourneytoMidwiferyPodcast
Midwives from all around the world share work conditions, political landscape, community support, and health metrics where they work as well as some amazing birth stories and clinical updates! If you're someone who cares about maternal child health and wants to see midwifery as the gold standard for normal birth around the globe, join us as we give voice to the revolution!
Denver-based home birth midwives Gina Gerboth and Nedra Hale discuss all things birth and breastfeeding, some of which might be of interest home birth families, midwives, and student midwives.
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contractions: the politics of midwifery


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contractions: the politics of midwifery
Rodante van der Waal
Contractions is a podcast about the politics of midwifery. All contractions address the analysis and practical change of one political issue surrounding childbirth, such as obstetric or reproductive violence, care, workload, sexism or racism. Every contraction is necessary to cope with in order to arrive at the birth of a midwifery care wherein all pregnant people feel free, safe, and emotionally and physically supported. Contractions' aim is to start an international dialogue with midwives ...
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Motherhood and Healing Ancestral Wounds
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https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ Featuring Diana Mena & Jamie Weber What ancestral wounds affect your community? What cycles are you healing for your lineage? What medicine did you inherit? Who are you and your people? What is a mother wound? What wounding has motherhood brought up for you? What healing has motherhood brought you? We are bot…
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Midwifery Wisdom Podcast


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Evaluating Licensure After Practicing Unlicensed
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This week's episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast features co-host Angela Love in a fascinating conversation with seasoned Midwife Pam Peach, who shares her extensive experience of practicing midwifery for over four decades. Pam sheds light on what it was like to practice unlicensed in Florida before licensure for midwifery became available, and …
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A Real Life Story of a Midwife on Trial: an Interview with Angee Hock
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Thousands of women have contacted us over the years expressing their bone deep desire to be a midwife. BUT BUT BUT…they are afraid they will go to jail, be criminalized, or be put on trial. We have addressed their fear of persecution in lots of ways, but in this episode, I talk to Angee Hock, […]Av Margo Blackstone
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Center for Indigenous Midwifery's Podcast


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33. Queering the Fertility Story
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Featuring Vanessa Lovejoy-Guron Vanessa Lovejoy-Guron will share about her family journey, including the unique perspective of being a supportive wife for their first child and the birthing parent for the next! This event is open to all; Indigenous families, future families, and all of those who support them! + Plus Live Q&A "Ask the Aunties"…
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32. Loss & the Reclaiming of Traditions: One Mother's Story
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https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ Featuring Stephanie Duran de Rodriguez Stephanie is a mother of eight children whose ages range from 18-years-old to almost four. Two of them are her angel babies that live forever in her heart. Stephanie is passionate about guiding and educating BIPOC families through their puberty-to-menopause journey as a F…
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Tools for Midwifing Families Through Loss
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Welcome back for season three of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast! This week cohost Augustine Colebrook sits down with Dani Lavoire, LM, CPM, as she shares her journey into midwifery and death care. Dani educates us on the importance and beauty of spending time with our deceased loved ones and how she works with families, local bureaucrats, and hospita…
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A Conversation with Ginger Breedlove
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“It doesn’t matter where you give birth. What matters is the people that surround you, how you’re trusted, respected, and provided safe care." This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, Augustine is joined by none other than Ginger Breedlove herself! They engage in one juicy discussion after another, diving into entrepreneurship for midwives, obste…
Grab your popcorn and get ready for one incredible episode! This week cohost Augustine Colebrook talks with two retired midwives, Vicki Taylor-Breheim and Pat Schwaiger. They share the stories of their roads to midwifery, practicing in illegal states, being taken to court, some incredible birth stories, and transitioning out of midwifery. New and s…
"Once people get used to respectful care... it's hard to go back to the other." This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, cohost Angela Love talks with Florida CPM, Zul Ruiz-Gines about how her own traumatic birth experience led her to eventually open an easy-access clinic. They dive into midwifery education, opening an easy-access clinic, respect…
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Midwives Have to Grow Together
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"We're breeding unicorns!" This week's episode is a front-row seat to a juicy discussion of why midwives need each other to be successful. Cohost Augustine Colebrook and guest Leslie Cornwell, CNM and founder of Midwifery Business Consultation, dive into a discussion about running a successful midwifery business, scarcity vs. abundance mindset (why…
Throwback to our first podcast, Worldwide Midwifery. This week we're featuring an interview cohost Augustine Colebrook had with Australian midwife and professor, Hannah Dahlen. "We have to be strong, we have to be fearless and we have to get out there and push this agenda for the sake of women and babies everywhere." Hannah Dahlen, midwife and prof…
"Do. Or do not. There is no try". This week on the midwifery wisdom podcast we channel our inner Yoda to achieve a deeper level of wisdom. Cohost Augustine Colebrook talks with Texas Midwife and Birth Center Owner, Margie Wallis. They discuss the difference between being a hero or guide in your client's birth story, getting out of the scarcity mind…
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Transport from the Client's POV
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Trigger Warning: Birth Trauma and Newborn Resuscitation are discussed in this episode. This week cohost Augustine Colebrook talks with doula and student midwife Hanna Arnett. Hanna shares the story of her first birth and the trauma she experienced during labor and postpartum. They also discuss what midwives can do to better prepare their clients fo…
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Seeding and Feeding the Microbiome
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You are a human super-organism and don't you forget it! In this information-packed episode, cohost Augustine Colebrook meets with Toni Harman, filmmaker, author, and online microbiome course creator to dive into the human microbiome and its integral part in birth. Toni explains why vaginal birth and breastfeeding is the ideal combo for a baby's mic…
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Helping Families Through the Loss of their Baby
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This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast cohost Angela Love is joined by the Founder and Executive Director of The Finley Project, Noelle Moore. Noelle shares her heartbreaking story of losing her baby girl Finley, and how that loss opened her eyes to the difference she could make in the lives of families going through similar experiences. She sha…
“Until the people who are doing the harm change, the students won’t be able to speak.”Av Midwifery Wisdom Collective
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Addiction, Trauma, and Compassion Fatigue
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You won't want to miss this vulnerable and heartfelt episode. This week cohost Augustine Colebrook is joined by longtime friend Shari Long Romero, DNP, CNM, CPC, CPRC, to discuss her journey through midwifery and self-discovery. She shares how her experience with trauma and addiction brought her to midwifery, away from it, and back again. "In that …
This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, cohost Augustine Colebrook is joined by Dr. Stu himself to dive into why Obstetrics as a whole is in deep trouble. They discuss what he would tell a doctor coming into medicine now, what has changed in medicine over the past 20-40 years, and what he would change from his career given the chance. Show Resou…
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Center for Indigenous Midwifery's Podcast


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31. Offerings From an Indigenous Resurgence Knowledge Bundle: What I Have Learned From Indigenous Full-Spectrum Doulas Across Turtle Island
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Featuring Gladys Rowe, MSW, PhD (Muskego Inninew, 'Swampy Cree') Gladys Rowe successfully defended her dissertation research in Nov. 2020. In this episode, she will share the knowledge gathered as part of her dissertation process about Indigenous Nationhood and centering stories of full-spectrum doulas. + Plus Live Q&A "Ask the Aunties" specific…
Be ready to have your mind blown with this week's episode! Cohost Augustine Colebrook talks with Ohio CPM, Eliza Kay about the revolutionary changes she has made to her midwifery practice. They dive into what brought Eliza to the point of either quitting or making drastic changes, how she made those changes to her business, and a few key lessons sh…
Anyone who has been a partner to a midwife knows it comes with unique benefits and challenges. This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, cohost Augustine Colebrook talks with Adam Rawson about just that, being married to a midwife. They discuss tips for partners of a midwife, resources for a healthy marriage, setting boundaries, and the hardest pa…
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30. My Journey Into Birthwork
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Featuring Nadia Houle (Nehiyaw Iskwew) Nadia has been providing childbirth education and birth support throughout the Treaty 6 Territory for over 15 years. As a registered acupuncturist, birthworker, lactation counselor, and reproductive health advocate; she will share the story of her journey as an Indigenous Birthkeeper and community organizer.…
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Case Studies in Perinatal Bi-Polar Disorder
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This week on the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, co-host Augustine Colebrook talks with recently graduated midwife Marlee Adams about one of the most important yet greatly understudied topics, mental health during pregnancy. Marlee shares their research on Perinatal Bi-Polar Disorder and the tools and resources they have discovered for both midwives and …
https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ Featuring Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk (Seminole, Pawnee, Creek, Omaha, Iowa) Join us as we hear from Jasha, co-founder of Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective and learn more about Indigenous Milk Medicine Week (formerly Native Breastfeeding Week). They will share on topics such as the importance of inclusive language…
Both parents and midwives alike, you'll want to grab a pen and paper and prepare for some incredible note-taking with this week's episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast. Cohost Augustine Colebrook speaks with Sarah Thompson, certified functional medicine practitioner and author of the book Functional Maternity. They dive into all things functional…
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28. Anishinaabe Traditional Teachings During the Childbearing Years
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https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/podcast Featuring Hope Mayotte (Yellow Cloud Woman, Eagle Clan) Mother of six children, Indigenous doula and student midwife, Hope is the owner of Wiiji-Nitaawiginaawasojig Indigenous Birth Services. She lives and works on her reservation in Bad River, where she incorporates her culture and teachings into her …
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Be The Midwife You Wish You'd Had
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Grab a drink and settle in for this power-packed episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast. Cohost Leila Wyatt talks with Lindsey Oakes, a Queer and Nonbinary CPM practicing in California. They dive into how the show "19 Kids and Counting" introduced Lindsey to Midwifery, their experience studying at Nizhoni, working with the Amish community, tips fo…
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27. It's Complicated: Birth Stories of Norm Breaking, Blended Cultures, and Addressing the Ways Trauma Shows Up.
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https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ Featuring Miriam Zmiewski-Angelova MPH, P-3 (Chocktaw, Cherokee, Sauk/Fox, African American, and Ashkenazi) Featuring stories, photos, and artwork, Miriam will highlight the complicated histories for Black-Native individuals in her family and how that shaped the way she approached pregnancy, childbirth and chil…
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It's About the "Whole" Not the "Hole"
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This week, co-host Augustine Colebrook is joined by Nicole Morales to dive into topics such as working with breech birth, storytelling the process of birth, and working through the births you've attended as a birth worker. Nicole Morales is a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a midwife, a doula, a friend, and a mentor. Empowered by her…
https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org Featuring Bethany Earl RN, MSN, CNM (Potawatomi, Shawnee) A traditional woman of the Eagle Clan, Beth is an Indigenous Certified Nurse Midwife, herbalist, mother and grandmother. She has caught 1327 little ones, as well as mentored and supported countless families in reconnecting to the traditions of their an…
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How to Chart Fetal Heart Tones
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This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, co-host Augustine Colebrook is joined by Ilka Fanni Szilagyi, SpBCPE, Alana Joy Diamos, LM, CPM, and Michelle Borok, LM, to dive into defensively charting fetal heart tones. This episode is packed with valuable information for seasoned midwives and students alike! Show Resources -Fetal Heart Tone Monitorin…
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25. Optimizing Your Fertility
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https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ Featuring Jacquelyn Aurora Ingram CPM, Certified Lacatation Consultant, Maternal Child Health Consultant (Aleut, member of the Ninilchik Traditional Council) This episode is dedicated to those who wish to prepare for an optimal pregnancy, as well as those who are currently experiencing fertility struggles. B…
Prepare yourself for this power-packed episode! Co-host Augustine Colebrook and Anna, The Spiritual Midwife", dive into some deep and heavy topics this week. They discuss their experiences with being in Australia during the Covid shutdown in 2019, midwifery in Australia, Sweden, and the U.S., the broken system across the globe, learning from trauma…
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24. Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming, (Long Ago, Women Birthing, In Birthing Lodge, Home, or Hospital
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https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ Featuring Millicent Simenson LPN, Certified Lactation Specialist, Perinatal Educator, Breastfeeding Counselor and Midwife Assistant (Arikara/Anishinaabe) + Plus Live Q&A "Ask the Aunties" specifically for pregnant & new families! www.indigenous-midwifery.orgAv Center for Indigenous Midwifery
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Finding Your Path to Midwifery
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This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, co-host Angela Love talks with Christina Jemine, a CPM, Founder of the Black Sisters Birth Academy, and author of My Mommy Makes Milk. They discuss how she discovered midwifery from a book her friend literally "tossed" her way, pursuing a nursing degree, how she landed on the CPM route, her experience bein…
In this episode, cohost Augustine Colebrook is joined by the Holistic OBGYN himself, Nathan Riley. They dive into how he got involved in Midwifery and what he does now to support midwives, why Obstetrics needs midwives, the healthcare crisis, systemic issues, and so much more. Nathan will also be a speaker at the 2022 Midwifery Wisdom Experience in…
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The Accidental Midwife & the Future of New Orleans
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This week co-host Leila Wyatt talks with midwife Chae Pounds. Chae is on track to become the only Black Certified Professional Midwife in the greater New Orleans area, in this episode Leila and Chae discuss how an accident brought Chae to midwifery, the laws around birth in Louisiana, racism in midwifery, hands-off practice, and so much more. Bio: …
Welcome back to the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast! We are ready to kick off Season 2 with a bang! This week co-host Augustine Colebrook talks with licensed therapist Krysta Dancy about all things trauma and burn-out in the birth world. Krysta shares her experience working with combat veterans as her first teacher in therapy around PTSD and how she saw s…
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The Relationship Between Midwifery Education and Midwifery Regulation, a Lively Conversation with Jessica from Pacific Birth Institute and Bethel, Chair of the Alaska Board of Certified Direct Entry Midwives ...
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Listen in on a recent conversation I had with midwives Jessica and Bethel! We talked about the difficulties of educating midwives, why we should focus on educating more awesome birth assistants then, how mandatory MEAC education is crippling Alaskan midwifery, and how Alaskan regulation is restricting women’s access to midwifery care. These two mid…
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An Intimate Retelling of Indie Birth Story from Answering the Call to Radical Midwifery Retreat
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This is a unique episode where you can listen in on a section of our Answering the Call to Radical Midwifery Retreat from April 2022 where Maryn and Margo share the origins of Indie Birth and answer questions from attendees about licensing, underground midwifery, what happens when clients aren’t a good match, fear of persecution […]…
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Offering Support to Midwifery Preceptors: A Mentoring Session with a Greek Midwife!
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Listen in on this coaching and consulting session where Margo answers questions and talks all things preceptorship with a lovely Greek midwife. She had trained in the UK where the apprenticeship/hands on learning looks quite different than the model we teach. One of our students reached out to her about the potential to apprentice and […]…
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Understanding the Landscape of Mental Health and Wellness in Pregnancy and the Postpartum with Jennifer Summerfeldt
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Join me for another awesome discussion (best one yet?!) with Jennifer, whose work I admire so much. As a midwife I have seen how mental health, overcoming limiting beliefs, and tapping into your own power is essential if we are going to reclaim birth. Jennifer’s nervous system focused approach feels like it is an essential […]…
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“Birth Isn’t That Big of a Deal”: A Fun and Inspiring Convo with the Combat Midwife
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I’ve been talking to some really cool midwives lately, and this episode is no exception. Jessica, affectionately known as the Combat Midwife, tells us about her origin story, her work teaching birth skills to military medics, and midwifing in a refugee camp. Her energy is contagious! I was so excited to explore some unique ways […]…
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Exercising Your Freedom Muscles – All About Face Masks with Allan Stevo
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Margo talks with author Allan Stevo all about how setting boundaries and standing up for you health autonomy is crucial in today’s world. We need more lions awake in the world, and Allan is in the business of helping wake the lions up. If you feel alone and crazy, like you’re the only one who […]Av Margo Blackstone
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Face Masks, Education and Standing Up for Our Kids with Allan Stevo
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Allan Stevo is back for a whole episode dedicated to talking about the intersection of face masks, bodily autonomy and kids education. Allan shares insight, tips, and stories about standing up to mandates, and why this really isn’t “over” even here in June 2022. I was inspired to think more about how I will approach […]…
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Laura Denman, CNM Seattle WA
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Laura Denman is a midwife in the Seattle Washington area, who shares her journey and insight over her 36+ years career in midwifery.
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23. Mothering Myself: Navigating Midwifery and Birth as a Daughter of a Cihuateotl, 'Woman Who Died in Childbirth'
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https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ Featuring Maria Ramos Bracamontes CNM, and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Founder of Campesinx Womb Care Project: Corazón de Matriz, a mutual aid project for farmworker women and girls. Maria offers community birthworker trainings in English and Spanish, and provides Cerrada de Caderas workshops, a Mexican…
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Why I Changed the Name of This Podcast
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I changed the name of my podcast! Now it is called Midwifery for the People and in this episode I will tell you all about why that is, and some of the history of this podcast and how it reflects my evolution as a midwife. I hope to provide even more aligned content that feels […]Av Margo Blackstone
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Rebecca Feldman, CNM,PMHNP, Brooklyn
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Rebecca Feldman is the owner and practices at Brooklyn Parent Support, a practice specializing in pregnant and postpartum mental health. She shares her journey to and through midwifery and how every piece of that journey led to her being prepared for her practice she has today. https://brooklynparentsupport.com/…
https://www.indigenous-midwifery.org/ FeaturingMariposa (Mohawk/southern Tagalog) Mariposa founded Decolonize Diapering as a way to connect Indigenous parents to the ancestral ways of children having "potty independence." They are also a birthworker and a lactating solo parent of a toddler. Homebirther. + Plus Live Q&A "Ask the Aunties" specifica…