Midwifery Wisdom Podcast

In this week's insightful and empowering episode of the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, co-host Augustine Colebrook takes center stage. She sits down with Meredith Nelson and Alicia Fishbein, the creators of Intentional Birth, to delve into one of the most crucial aspects of being a successful birth worker: setting boundaries. Drawing from her personal experiences and challenges, Augustine shares valuable insights into the importance of establishing healthy boundaries, both in your professional and personal life. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that will help you navigate the world of birth work with greater clarity and confidence.

Show Resources
-Midwifery Wisdom Experience 2023
-Intentional Birth Co.

Throwback to our original podcast, Worldwide Midwifery. This week we're featuring an episode that highlights two fascinating interviews, one with California midwife, Haize Hawke, and the other with Boston University Professor, Gene Declerq.

"We have to get out to the community, we have to educate, we have to share our vision and that could have the biggest impact". 

Haize Hawke, Midwife from Los Angeles, CA together with Gene Declercq, PHD explore and explain the Listening to Mothers (California) study and discuss the midwifery model of care with host, Augustine Colebrook.

“You cannot have trust unless you build relationships. You HAVE to build relationships.”

Join cohost Augustine Colebrook this week as she welcomes CNM Jamie Guertin to the show. Jamie shares her experience as a military midwife and her personal journey to home birth after three hospital births. Later, they explore the often-complicated relationship between CNMs and CPMs and offer practical advice for building stronger connections. Jamie also offers insights into navigating a hospital transfer, whether you're switching to a midwife or an OB.

Show Resources
-A Midwife Nation
-Midwifery Wisdom SBAR form

Welcome to this week's episode of the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, where your co-host Augustine Colebrook is thrilled to be joined by a very special guest, Wanda Warrington. As a UK Midwife and the recipient of the prestigious Best Midwife of the Year award in 2022, Wanda's dedication and passion for her work is nothing short of extraordinary.

Wanda's commitment to helping pregnant women in need has taken her on eight separate trips to Ukraine, where she has provided essential supplies and resources to hospitals and assisted pregnant women crossing the Polish border in accessing the care they require. In this episode, she shares her experiences, including what motivated her to get involved, some of the most heartwarming moments she's encountered, and how listeners can offer their support from afar.

For those interested in contributing to this worthy cause, whether through volunteering in Ukraine or by offering bookkeeping assistance, please reach out to Augustine at augustine@midwiferywisdom.com, and we'll happily connect you with Wanda. Don't miss out on this inspiring episode!

Show Resources
-Crowdfunding Page
-RCM Ukraine Presentation
-Wendy Warrington my Polish/Ukrainian Journey
-IG: @wendywarry
-Twitter: @wandathemidwife

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 how her practice evolved after she became licensed. They dive into other topics, such as avoiding burnout, transitioning from a student to a licensed midwife, midwifery laws, and even share some captivating birth stories. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, Pam Peach imparts her wisdom and will leave you with a deeper understanding of midwifery.

Show Resources
-Avoiding Burnout Episode
-Birthtube

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 hospital administrators to make that happen.

Dani also provides insight into how midwives can prepare themselves to support families going through the loss of a baby. She shares her experiences working with families during this difficult time and how midwives can better prepare themselves to be advocates for families that experience the loss of a baby.

This beautiful and rich conversation will leave you with a knowledge of how caring for those welcoming in life parallels caring for those who are experiencing loss.

Show Resources
-National Home Funeral Alliance

-Arizona Community Death Care

-Ghost Belly by Elizabeth Heineman
-Stillbirth and the Midwife

“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, obstetrical violence and the healthcare crisis, animosity between different pathways to midwifery, and more.

*This is our final episode of Season 2! We will return with Season 3 on March 15, 2023*

Show Resources
-The Community-Based Doula
-Midwifery Wisdom Podcast Episode 2

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 seasoned midwives alike, you need to hear the wisdom these retired midwives have to share.

"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, respectful care, and what midwives and birth workers can do to better support their communities.

Show Resources
-Jenny Joseph Easy Access Clinic
-Midwife RX
-Growing & Glowing

"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 Augustine doesn't agree with abundance), and why midwives need each other to really grow.

You also won't want to miss their announcement about an incredible new program they're tag-teaming to revolutionize birth centers.

Show Resources
-Midwifery Wisdom Experience 2023
-Midwifery Business Consultations

-MidwifingTheMidwives.com

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 professor from Sydney, Australia shares evidence-based research, descriptions of work in and out of the maternity care system and stories from birth over 30+ years. 

"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 mindset, the triangle of birth, and much more. Tune in to get some seriously deep wisdom that could take your practice to a new level.

Show Resources

-Birth Business Masterclass

-Midwifery Wisdom Italy Retreat

-friscobirthcenter.com
-Facebook: Frisco Birth Center
-Instagram: @friscomidwife

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 for possible transport, to both empower them and make it as smooth a process as possible.

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 microbiome and practices that are being researched on how to bolster a baby's microbiome if either of those options are not possible.

Show Resources
-microbirth.com
-Microbiome Courses
-Microbirth Birth Movie Facebook

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 shares advice for what to say and do when a loved one in your life losses a child, what midwives can do to better support their clients who have gone through loss, and much more on this tough but incredibly important topic.

Show Resources
-The Finley Project
-More than "I'm Sorry": How to Help any Mom After the Loss of their Child, Using a Proven Step-by-Step Model

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 recovery process, those long years I took to really help myself figure out that that unmanageable life had so little to do with drugs or alcohol. It had nothing to do with that. It had everything to do with... how do I see myself? How do I truly... how am I midwifing me?"  

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 Resources
-Reteach Breech
-Birthing Instincts Podcast

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 she learned that you can also apply to your midwifery business. We're calling her new style "Midwifery 2.0". You won't want to miss this episode.

Show Resources
-Eliza's Coach
-Eliza's Website
-The Midwifery Wisdom Experience (November 2022)
-Coaching with Augustine
-Birth Business Masterclass
-Sustainable Midwifery Facebook Group Chat

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 parts of being married to a midwife.

Show Resources
-Lisa Rawson Interview