Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics

#227 What the Covid Relief Bill Means for Families Plus, PPP is Taking A Break

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Your Political Playlist host and Democratic strategist, Emily Tisch Sussman about what the Covid Relief Bill means for families, bey...

#226 How lifting restrictions on midwives could improve pregnancy outcomes

19 Apr 2021

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Jeanne talks withNew Orleans Maternal Health Coalition members Demetrice Smith, CNM, FNP and Clare Daniel, Assistant Professor of Women’s Leadership...

#225 Elevating How We Talk About Pregnancy

04 Apr 2021

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Jeanne talks with Julie Gonzalez, a longtime listener about her email asking how to talk to her dismissive family about her interest in studying pregn...

#224 A midwife's focus on wellness

20 Mar 2021

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Jeanne talks about Marie Mongon, founder of Hypnobirthing, the Violence Against Women Act, home birth and chats with Tanya Tringali, a certified nurse...

#223 A Pregnant ER Nurse Talks About Her work During COVID-19

11 Mar 2021

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Jeanne talks about what the passage of the American Rescue Plan means for postpartum women, about marking our 1-year anniversary living with COVID-19 ...

#222 COVID, Pregnancy and Vaccine Updates

26 Feb 2021

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Jeanne talks with CNM, Chris Beard about COVID-19 updates, vaccination information and pregnancy and COVID. Chris also talks about patient care and PP...

#221 Revisiting racism, bias and birth with Kimberly Seals Allers

18 Feb 2021

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Jeanne talks about the Momnibus Bill and revisits last February's interview about racism, bias and birth with author, journalist, speaker and activiti...

#220 Parenting, Resilience and Raising Yourself After a Tough Childhood

12 Feb 2021

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Jeanne talks about two bills introduced in Congress and interviews author, creative director, Samantha Hart about running away, raising herself, her c...

#219 Raising Money-smart Kids

05 Feb 2021

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Jeanne talks with Benny Nachman, CEO of Jassby, about raising money smart kids in a cashless world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

#218 Understanding Fertility, COVID Vaccines & the Pregnancy Bust

28 Jan 2021

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Jeanne discusses ACOG's statement on the COVID vaccine and pregnant persons , about the COVID baby bust and chats about fertility with Afton Vechery, ...

#217 March of Dimes' Focus on Mothers, Equity and Diversity

21 Jan 2021

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Jeanne talks with March of Dimes' Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Health Office, Dr. Rahul Gupta, about the March of Dimes focus on women ...

#216 Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Hope and Women of Color

13 Jan 2021

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Jeanne talks with March of Dimes ambassador, Danielle Kilgore, about her experiences with pregnancy loss and the March of Dimes. Learn more about your...

#215 Motherhood, Breastfeeding and Real Life

06 Jan 2021

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Jeanne talks with Aeroflow's Jennifer Jordan about how to make motherhood, breastfeeding, pumping, maternity leave and your job work in real life. Lea...

#214 How to Nourish your Life as a Mom

09 Dec 2020

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Jeanne talks with Amy Hudgens, founder of The Nourished Girls Project about her work to help girls and women live their joy, know their strengths, dre...

#213 Covid Update and Doula Care

25 Nov 2020

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Jeanne gets COVID updates from midwife, Chris Beard and then talks with Ronsha Dickerson and Raquel Jeffers about their work to make sure doulas are a...

#212 Midwifery School, Disparity and Diversity

11 Nov 2020

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Jeanne talks with Yale School of Nursing midwifery student, Ashleigh Evans about what it means that her school no longer has a dean of diversity and h...

#211 COVID-19, Pregnancy and the Election with Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM

28 Oct 2020

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Jeanne catches up with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard about what it's like to deliver babies during COVID-19, eight months into the pandemic, an...

#184 Racism, Bias and Birth with Kimberly Seals Allers

21 Oct 2020

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Jeanne talks with author, journalist and maternal health advocate, Kimberly Seals Allers about racism and bias in hospitals and healthcare and about h...

#210 Creating strong bonds from babyhood to adulthood

14 Oct 2020

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Jeanne talks with relationship researcher and tech entrepreneur, Matt Larson, about how to create strong family bonds and why that's the most importan...

#209 Owning your Pregnant and Postpartum Body

07 Oct 2020

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Jeanne talks with prenatal and postpartum yoga and fitness instructor, Kelly Bryant about using fitness and movement to reclaim your body. Learn more ...

#208 Pregnancy, Asthma & Pre-pregnancy Medications

30 Sep 2020

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Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard, about Covid 19, wildfire evacuations, and taking care of pregnant women in Portland during the...

#207 Telehealth, Pregnancy and Maternal health

22 Sep 2020

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Jeanne honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg and then speaks with Juan-Pablo Segura, co-founder of Babyscripts, about how telehealth can be a game changer for im...

# 206 Sex, Pregnancy and Bacterial Vaginosis with Shan Boodram

15 Sep 2020

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Jeanne airs a rebroadcast of her episode with clinical sexologist, author and host of Quibi's daily show, Sexology with Shan Boodram. We talk about se...

#205 How L&D RNs Nurture Parents Through Pregnancy, COVID & Beyond

08 Sep 2020

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Jeanne talks with RN, Jamie O'Day about her business, Nurture by NAPS, that helps pregnant women and new parents thrive and survive during COVID 19 an...

#204 On the COVID 19 frontline with a hospital midwife

31 Aug 2020

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Jeanne talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about what it's like to deliver babies during COVID 19 and about the state of politics aft...

#203 Breastfeeding & Covid 19

11 Aug 2020

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Jeanne talks with pediatrician and neonatologist Jessica Madden, MD about world breastfeeding week, policies and systems that make breastfeeding possi...

#202 Occupational Therapy for Babies & Parents

03 Aug 2020

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Jeanne talks with occupational therapist, Dr. Shelli Dry, about helping parents work with their babies to overcome developmental challenges. Learn mor...

#201 Portland Protests and Wall of Moms with Laura Foster

27 Jul 2020

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Jeanne talks with author, Laura O Foster, about what's really happening with the Portland Black Lives Matter protests and the Wall of Moms. Learn more...

#200 Our 200th episode! Politics and Money with Sandy Fernandez

20 Jul 2020

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Jeanne talks about reaching our 200th episode, the protests and Federal Agents in Portland, John Lewis and then talks with Sandy Fernandez, author of ...

#199 Anxiety, Pregnancy, Parenting & Plants

13 Jul 2020

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Jeanne talks with environmental educator and author, Rachael Cohen, owner of InfiniteSucculent.com, about how her relationship with nature and plants ...

#198 Anxiety, Parenthood and Support with Jodi Aman and Tilleo

07 Jul 2020

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Jeanne talks with psychotherapist, Jodi Aman, about how parents can adapt and deal with the anxiety of parenthood about her Tilleo.com program for par...

#197 How to return from maternity leave or COVID 19

22 Jun 2020

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Jeanne talks with lawyer, mother and entrepreneur, Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, of MindfulReturn.com about how to return to work after maternity leave (or...

#196 Isolating in Abidjan, Missing Her Black Son in America

07 Jun 2020

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Jeanne talks with Jacqueline Sibanda about raising Black men in America and about what she's learned about herself while isolating in Cote d'Ivoire du...

#195 Riots, Racism and Bras for All Women

01 Jun 2020

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Jeanne talks about the death of George Floyd, the riots happening in response to rampant racism and then talks with Bree McKeen, CEO of Evelyn & Bobbi...

#194 Childcare, COVID 19 and Essential Workers

17 May 2020

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Jeanne talks about the impact COVID 19 is having on the childcare industry and families' ability to work and with with Dr. Amy Heger, owner and CEO of...

#193 First Birth, Second Birth, Before and During COVID 19

10 May 2020

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Jeanne sends Mother's Day wishes and talks with middle school teacher, Lua Rodriguez, about how her first pregnancy compares with her second pregnancy...

#192 A Pediatrician's Thoughts on Coronavirus, Kids and Home Birth Guidelines

25 Apr 2020

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Pediatrician, Dr. Jennifer Variste, talks about how kids are doing during the coronavirus, how to answer their concerns and new guidelines for home bi...

#191 The Labor Nurse Episode

18 Apr 2020

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In honor of front line healthcare workers during the coronavirus, we're rebroadcasting an April 2016 episode about the job of labor nursing, the hours...

#190 Comedy, Tragedy and Fertility with Laura Lexx (rebroadcast)

11 Apr 2020

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Jeanne talks with comedian, Laura Lexx, about mental health, fertility issues and being OK with not being OK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

#189 Coronavirus and Birth Restrictions with Kimberly Sears Allers

05 Apr 2020

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Jeanne talks with author, speaker, journalist Kimberly Sears Allers about the way hospitals are treating women during the coronavirus and how black an...

#188 Silver Linings and Coronavirus FAQs

21 Mar 2020

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Jeanne talks about what pregnancy, birth and having a new baby might be like during the coronavirus and adds some silver linings about life right now....

#187 Coronavirus Plus, Induction versus Home Birth

15 Mar 2020

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Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard about what's going on with the coronavirus and answers a listener's email about home birth vers...

#186 What's Best for Mom, Keeps Babies Healthier

29 Feb 2020

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Jeanne talks with Dr. Lisa Waddell, March of Dimes' SVP & Maternal Child Health Impact Deputy Medical Officer about the things women, families and car...

#185 Prematurity, Birth Defects and March of Dimes

22 Feb 2020

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Jeanne talks with two women about their experiences having babies who were born prematurely and face lifelong health challenges. One of two special ep...

#183 The Good Enough Parent

08 Feb 2020

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Jeanne talks through this week's political headlines and interviews Dr. Ivy Ge, pharmacist and author of THE ART OF GOOD ENOUGH: The Working Mom’s G...

#182 Fertility, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

01 Feb 2020

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Jeanne introduces the podcast's new name, Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics and talks with fertility acupuncturist Heidi Brockmyre about improving conce...

#181 The Impeachment Trial and Rosie Acosta's Fertility Journey

26 Jan 2020

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Jeanne talks about what's going on with the Impeachment Trial and then talks with Rosie Acosta about yoga, Radical Love and her fertility jorney. Lear...

#180: Talking Politics, Pregnancy, and TV

11 Jan 2020

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Jeanne starts the New Year with Emily Tisch Sussman, political strategist, TV commentator and host of the podcast, Your Primary Playlist Learn more ab...

#179: We’re Four Years Old!

08 Nov 2019

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Jeanne celebrates four years of podcasting and interviews psychotherapist Val Jones about eating disorders, pregnancy, and being an older mom. Learn m...

#178: When Your Doctor Apologizes

26 Oct 2019

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Jeanne interviews Dr. Kate McLean, board certified OB-GYN about how a mistake and an apology changed her practice. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

#177: How the Media and Medical Experts Demean Mothers

12 Oct 2019

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Jeanne talks with author and professor Margaret Quinlan about her book, “You’re Doing It Wrong.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

#176: What Midwives Do

05 Oct 2019

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Jeanne talks with Chris Beard, CNM about what midwives do and why every woman should have one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

#8: Revisiting Feminism, Motherhood, and The Good Mother Myth

28 Sep 2019

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Jeanne makes an apology and re-releases an old favorite interview with Avital Norman Nathman, editor of The Good Mother Myth and Grok Nation. Learn mo...

#175: Defining Feminism and Putting Mothers First

21 Sep 2019

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Jeanne interviews nutritionist and female energy expert, Dorit Palvanov of @HealthBeginsWithMom about creating a life where mothers come first and whe...

#174: Self Care, Mental Health Pregnancy & Parenting

13 Sep 2019

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Jeanne talks with teacher and author Michelle Gano about her new book, Look Beyond the Clouds about self-care techniques for teachers, parents and any...

#83: Pregnancy, Birth Trauma and Mental Healthcare

06 Sep 2019

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Jeanne talks with UK psychiatrist, Dr. Rebecca Moore about how birth trauma impacts mothers, parents and healthcare providers. Learn more about your a...

#173: Pregnancy, Complications and Mental Health

30 Aug 2019

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Jeanne talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard about the impact conditions like morning sickness, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Gestational Diabetes...

#172: Mental Health, Antidepressants, Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

26 Aug 2019

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Jeanne talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about how women’s mental health needs change during pregnancy and how anxiety and depres...

#171: The Science and Evolution of Fatherhood

17 Aug 2019

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Jeanne interviews Dr. Anna Machin about how and why dad’s bodies change during pregnancy and parenting to prepare them for fatherhood. Learn more ab...

#170: On Toni Morrison, Gun Violence, and Your Job As Parents

08 Aug 2019

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Jeanne discusses a heavy week in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#169: Nutrition, Fertility and A Little Bit of News

25 Jul 2019

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Jeanne interviews author and fertility coach, Sarah Clark about how couples can increase their chances for a healthy pregnancy with nutrition and life...

#168: Yoga, Racism, Prenatal Care and Healing

19 Jul 2019

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Jeanne talks with prenatal yoga specialist and meditation teacher, Constance Hartwell, about how yoga builds community and creates healing. Learn more...

#167: How to Eat if you have Gestational Diabetes

11 Jul 2019

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Jeanne interviews Kali Pearson, of AimtoThriveNutrition.com about the impact nutrition has on healing, why Gestational Diabetes rates are on the rise ...

#95: Preterm Labor, Shackles, and 4th of July

04 Jul 2019

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Jeanne talks about what’s happening in the US at the border and in DC on 4th of July, shares a NY Times article about women shackled during labor an...

#166: No-fear Pregnancy

27 Jun 2019

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Jeanne talks with Emily Benet - author of her new book The Pregnancy Diaries - about being pregnant without fear. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

#165: Comedy, Fertility and Mental Health with Laura Lexx

21 Jun 2019

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Jeanne talks with comedian Laura Lexx about her nextupcomedy.com special, “Trying,”  about a year spent trying to get through therapy, trying the...

#32: Father’s Day Advice from an Old Dad to the New Ones

13 Jun 2019

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Jeanne shares a good long conversation with her husband about the advice he has for young dads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

#164: How To Name That Baby

06 Jun 2019

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Jeanne interviews sister-entrepreneurs, Jennifer Moss and Mallory Moss Katz about baby names, trends, histories, their podcast and what Game of Throne...

#163: Raising Resilient Kids in an Online World

30 May 2019

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Jeanne talks with Chris and Holly Santillo, author of the book Raising Resilient Kids about fostering good judgment and self-awareness in children. Le...

#162: Kori’s Birth with Placenta Previa

22 May 2019

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Jeanne gets a follow up letter from Kori, who emailed about placenta previa in episode 144.  This week, she invites Kori on the podcast to tell us ho...

#161: Stats, Data & Parenting from Birth to Preschool

15 May 2019

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Jeanne talks about stuff in the news and with bestselling author, Emily Oster about her new book, Cribsheet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

#160: Who’s Charting Your Pregnancy?

08 May 2019

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Jeanne talks with Chris Beard, CNM, about the role that charting, documentation and the electronic medical record play in the healthcare dynamic and w...

#159: Big Announcements at JeanneFaulkner.com

02 May 2019

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Jeanne has some new stuff happening over at Common Sense/JeanneFaulkner.com and that’s what we’re talking about this week. Learn more about your a...

#158: Childhood Trauma and Mothering

24 Apr 2019

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Jeanne interviews Ana Joanes about her film, Wrestling Ghosts, which explores the impact of childhood trauma on one woman’s ability to mother and th...

#81: Jennie Joseph, Midwives & Black Maternal Health

16 Apr 2019

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Jeanne rebroadcasts her conversation with midwife and Commonsense Childbirth founder, Jennie Joseph, CPM, about the healthcare disparities that increa...

#157: Pros and Cons of Prenatal Genetic Testing

10 Apr 2019

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Jeanne talks about the pros and cons of genetic testing and assigns listener homework to learn more about making your own healthcare decisions. Learn ...

#156: Women, Conferences & Childcare

02 Apr 2019

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Jeanne talks with Natalya Shelburne about her New York Times article on what happens when childcare is and isn’t provided at conferences. Learn more...

#155: A Pediatrician's 7 Secrets of Newborns

26 Mar 2019

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Jeanne talks with Dr. Robert Hamilton, pediatrician, creator of the life-changing “Hamilton hold” and author of 7 Secrets of the Newborn (St. Mart...

#154: Midwives in Hospitals - Creating the Solution We Need

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Chris Beard, CNM in a repeat episode about how midwives are creating better healthcare experiences and outcomes for women who give ...

#153: Home Birth, Midwives, and Botanicals

12 Mar 2019

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Jeanne talks about the home versus hospital debate and interviews Certified Professional Midwife, Maria Chowdhury, CPM about home birth and Birthsong ...

#152: International Women’s Day with Pro Mujer

05 Mar 2019

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Jeanne talks about International Women’s Day & Women’s History Month and interviews Maria Cavalcanti, President and CEO of Pro Mujer about how wom...

#151: Genetic Testing, Downs Syndrome & The Lucky Few

26 Feb 2019

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Jeanne, Heather Avis (author of The Lucky Few - https://www.heatheravis.com/) and certified nurse midwife Chris Beard answer Kate’s email about gene...

#150: Healing C-section Scars and Adhesions

21 Feb 2019

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Jeanne talks with Licensed Massage Therapist Isabel Spradlin about how scar tissue affects women’s pelvis and abdomen after c-sections and how massa...

#149: Anxiety, Nurses, Infertility & Motherhood.

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne interviews Risa Kerslake (RisaKerslakeWrites.com) about switching careers from nursing to writing and about her journey through infertility to ...

#148: Measles, Vaccines and the Family Medical Leave Act

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about the measles outbreak hitting unvaccinated kids and interviews Jessica Mason with the National Partnership for Women & Families abou...

#147: Fertility Awareness, Conception & Contraception.

31 Jan 2019

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Jeanne interviews Lisa Hendrickson Jacks about her new book The Fifth Vital Sign and about the signs our bodies give that show when we’re fertile. L...

#146: Baby Stuff & Premature Labor

22 Jan 2019

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Jeanne talks about how much stuff babies really need and with midwife Chris Beard about premature contractions, premature labor, premature rupture of ...

#145: Setting Our Intentions for 2019

05 Jan 2019

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Jeanne asks listeners to help start the conversations we’ll have about pregnancy, parenting and politics in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

#144: Giving Birth at the Holidays - Plus, More About Placentas!

22 Dec 2018

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Jeanne answers q’s about who staffs the labor unit on holidays and about placental complications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

#143: Talking Shop with Dr. Lady Doctor

08 Dec 2018

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Jeanne talks with Dr. Kelly Cullwell about women’s health, her pregnancy and power dynamics in hospitals. Plus, Dr. Lady Doctor and Chris Beard, CN...

#142: How To Become a Labor & Deliver Nurse

01 Dec 2018

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Jeanne talks with student nurse, Anu Bhullar, about finding her way into women’s health and the birth profession. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

#103: Bacterial Vaginosis, Pregnancy & Sex with Shan Boody

25 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of all-about-BV podcast, Jeanne interviews author, clinical sexologist and outspoken women’s health advocate, Shan Boody about bacterial...

#102: Bacterial Vaginosis & Pregnancy with Dr. Roshini Raj (Part 1)

17 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne interviews Dr. Roshini Raj, Board-Certified Physician, Women’s Health Advocate, Author and Medical Correspondent about what BV is, what a new...

#141: How C-section Rates Got So High

10 Nov 2018

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Jeanne talks with author, historian, Jacqueline Wolf about her book, Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence  Lear...

#140: Voting and Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids

03 Nov 2018

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Jeanne interviews author, Maureen Healey about her new book and talks about why your vote matters in this historic election. Learn more about your ad ...

#138: Cultural Competency & Birthing Change with Shafia Monroe

20 Oct 2018

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Jeanne interviews midwife, doula trainer, cultural competency trainer, Shafia Monroe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

#137: How Sexual Assault Impacts Pregnancy, Birth, and Healthcare

06 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, about sexual assaults impact on women’s health, healthcare and birth experiences plus what K...

#136: The Kavanaugh Hearing, Consent, and Birth Trauma

29 Sep 2018

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Jeanne makes the connection between the supreme court hearing for Bret Kavinaugh and birth trauma in the delivery room. Learn more about your ad choic...

#135: Listener Emails, Miscarriage & the New Induction Study

22 Sep 2018

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Jeanne answers listener emails and talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about the new August, 2018 NIH study recommendations about 39 ...

#134: September Baby Booms & Why Am I Still Fat?

15 Sep 2018

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Jeanne interviews registered dietitian, Cassie Bjork, author of best-seller, Why Am I Still Fat, about metabolism, pregnancy, and postpartum women. Le...