The Being & Born Podcast: Recent Episodes
Chloe
Hi friends! My name is Chloé French - midwife, doula, and host of the Being & Born podcast.
Every Friday, we'll talk about all things birth, fertility, and reproductive health...which is really whole body health, but we can talk about all that later.
From the science-y and cerebral to the woo woo and spiritual to the traditional and ancestral - it's all covered here - on the Being & Born podcast.
In this episode, we explore community building in the time of COVID-19 and use birth as a lens to understand the world around us.
A deep dive into COVID-19 & pregnancy...plus the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Bill Package, NY state crackdown on home birth midwives, UN's take on obstetric violence, and a reproductive rights Supreme Court case.
All the notes:
CDC COVID-19 Webinarfor Clinicians Caring for Pregnant People & Children - https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2020/callinfo_031220.asp
AWHONN’s Position on Doulas with Patients During COVID-19 - https://awhonn.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/
AWHONN recognizes that doula services contribute to the woman’s preparation for and support during childbirth and opposes hospital policies that restrict the presence of a doula during a woman’s active labor.
“Doulas are not visitors and should not be blocked from caring for patients in the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period. Most doulas have been contracted by patients weeks to months ahead of time and have established provider relationships. They are recognized by AWHONN and ACOG as essential personnel and part of the maternity care team,” said AWHONN member Nancy Travis, MS, BSN, RN, BC, CPN, CBC, Florida Section Chair.
AWHONN supports doulas as partners in care and acknowledges their ability to provide physical, emotional, and partner support to women. AWHONN opposes hospital policies that restrict the presence of a doula in the inpatient setting during an infectious disease outbreak.
How Much Worse the Coronavirus Could Get In Charts - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/13/opinion/coronavirus-trump-response.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
COVID-19 and Doula Support: How to Respond to Changing Hospital Policies - https://birthmonopoly.com/covid-19-and-doula-support-how-to-respond-to-changing-hospital-policies/?fbclid=IwAR0m3_qMnePuJW11qGUmzYdfz1lmVuwGKN33w3MABlVeH2n9qN62vl6iO8w
The Criminalization of the American Midwife - https://longreads.com/2020/03/10/criminalization-of-the-american-midwife/
Friends of Elizabeth Catlin FB group - https://www.facebook.com/friendsofelizabethcatlin/
Momnibus package - https://patientengagementhit.com/news/momnibus-bill-package-targets-black-maternal-health-disparities
June Medical Services vs Russo (formerly Gee) - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/how-june-medical-services-v-gee-could-restrict-legal-abortion/599560/