HELP for Mothers : Solutions to the maternal health care crisis in America

Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS & Kesha Chiappinelli, JD, IBCLC
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A Maternal/Child Health Investigator and an Obstetric Violence Lawyer report on the political, legal, and financial realities of childbirth in the United States.

Episodes

  1. 11/10/2020

    Returning To Work After Baby

    "What can parents do to make a smooth return to work after having a baby?" Returning to work after having a baby can be a daunting jump to make. In this episode, Augustine Colebrook and Kesha Chiappinelli talk with Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, the author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave. They discuss everything from the transition back into working life after having a baby to finding a balance between working and parenting. In Lori's words, "The transition to work is not an event. It's a process." Show Resources-Mindfulreturn.com-Mindful Return - Facebook-Mindful Return - Instagram ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  2. 09/29/2020

    Psychology, Astrology, Lineage, And Motherhood

    "How can astrology help me take control of my own life?" In the middles ages, the only two people present at a birth, aside from the mother, were a midwife and an astrologer. In this episode, midwife Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS, and astrologer Michelle Scarrott discuss how astrology is a blueprint for what you have to work with in this life, as well as how you can use the knowledge of your astrological chart to discover who you are as a person, your "truth", and how to "get out of your own way". Show Resources-Michelle's website ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  3. 08/29/2020

    Fluoride vs. Intelligence

    How does fluoride consumption during pregnancy and early infancy impact a child's IQ? More than 70% of drinking water in the United States is fluoridated, while 97% of western European countries have rejected fluoridation. Over 60 studies have now linked fluoride with reduced IQ in children. In this episode, Augustine Colebrook and Kesha Chiappinelli are joined by Paul Connett, Ph.D., and Chris Neurath of the Fluoride Action Network to discuss the impact of fluoridation in water and other sources on children's IQ. They share several important studies on the matter as well as tips for expecting mothers on how to reduce their fluoride consumption during pregnancy.  Show Resources-Fluoridealert.org-2017 Bashash Study-2019 Green Study-JAMAPediatrics Commentary on Fluoride ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  4. 07/14/2020

    Infant Mental Health

    How do early traumatic experiences affect children? In this episode, Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS is joined by Ilse DeKoeyer-Laros, Ph.D., who shares her 20+ years of research and experience in infant mental health and treatment. They discuss how early traumatic experiences have a lasting effect on children, systemic problems, solutions, and what sources mothers can seek to better care for themselves and thus their children. Resources- Help Me Grow Utah: www.helpmegrowutah.org- PSI Utah: https://www.psiutah.org- Utah Association for Infant Mental health: www.uaimh.org and https://www.facebook.com/UtahIMH ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  5. 07/07/2020

    Maternal Childhood Trauma

    How do you prevent trauma in your kids, when you are suffering from trauma yourself? Basically everyone who survives childhood has little ‘t’ traumas, but exactly how much those traumas effect you determines where you have memories or whether you have complex ptsd.  In this in-depth episode, Augustine Colebrook and Kesha Chiappinelli speak with Licensed Professional Councelor and psychotherapist specializing in treating trauma to arm parents who have themselves experienced trauma with tools to know how to decrease the likelyhood of passing on the trauma.  Show Resources-Dr. Bruce Perry-ACEs study-Resilience study in regards to ACEs-John & Julie Gottman -Stephen Porges polyvagal response-Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk-EMDRIA.org-Richard Grannon -The Crappy Childhood Trauma ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  6. 06/30/2020

    Licensing Midwives

    What part do you want government to play in regulating birth choice? With 15 states left to create a licensure process for CPM’s, 42 states left to create a licensure Process for CM’s, And 29 states still to create a licensure process for ND-Midwives, well as fully half the states not offering autonomous practice for CNM’s, the legal and autonomous practice of midwives in the United States is a huge barrier to increasing the numbers of the profession.  Midwives are trained to provide the gold-standard in maternity care for low-risk women, however they still account for less than 9% of births nationwide. Join our midwife and advocate panelists, Joyce Kimball, CPM, Sarah Davis, MA & Sarah Foster, CPM, MA along with hosts, midwife, Augustine Colebrook, MA & attorney Kesha Chiappinelli, JD, IBCLC as they discuss the laws across the country, especially in CA, OK, AR, MA. Linkshttps://www.votesarahdavis.com/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  7. 06/18/2020

    Medical Monopoly

    What if obstetrics had no competition? Hear from Hermine Hayes-Kline, JD human rights attorney in Oregon, fighting the medical monopoly that seeks to eliminate midwifery. She joins hosts Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS & Kesha Chiappinelli, JD, IBCLC along with Becca Meek, RN, CNM FNP, a midwife in Oregon who once was the owner of a successful birth center as a colleague of Augustine when she too owned a birth center. Together these two midwives and two attorneys tackle the problems with for-profit obstetrics persecuting their competition and what pregnant people can do about it. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  8. 05/08/2020

    Avoiding Toxic Motherhood

    “What three toxic substances should I avoid in pregnancy and parenting.” Award-winning, investigative journalist, Jennifer Margulis, PhD joins hosts, Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS & Kesha Chiappinelli, JD, IBCLC to share her decades worth of research on avoiding toxic exposure for mom and baby, physically, mentally, and emotionally. References and LinksJennifer Margulis’ Blog and books Listen to Dr. Nathan Riley, Dr. Brad Bootstaylor and Lawyer, Hermine Hayes-Klein, JD on OBGYNO WINO PodcastMidwife Mark Harris’s book Michel Odent’s books  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  9. 05/04/2020

    Conception, IUI, and Surrogacy

    “Do I have to use a reproductive endocrinologist to achieve pregnancy?” Join Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS and her special guest, Brittany Thornton, CPM, LM a midwife, mother and traditional surrogate x6 as they discuss alternatives to the high medicalized assisted reproductive process.  Some people who want to be pregnant do indeed need all the technology, but as Brittany shares, many especially in the LGBTQIA community do not need high-tech reproductive technologies, they need education, time, space and respectful care.  And many are seeking midwives to help achieve pregnancy as well as give birth. Resources and LinksVisit Brittany Thornton, CPM, LM For resources on surrogacy For a look into the legality of surrogacy in the US  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  10. 04/25/2020

    Breech Presentation

    ‘What if my baby is breech?’ Join Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS, a midwife & maternal child health investigator, Dr. Caitlin Clarke, DC a Webster-certified chiropractor & doula-advocate and Dr. Anne Lundquist, DC, FICPA, SaBAP a prenatal chiropractic & parent educator as they discuss discuss steps for pregnant people who discover their baby is breech.  These birth biomechanics offer home techniques to help prevent and change a breech presentation, as well as resources to help make informed decisions. References and LinksBirth Monopoly “know your rights” e-courseCoalition for Breech Birth Facebook GroupSpinning Babies ‘how to turn your baby’ bookletICPA trained Chiropactor search function Evidence Based Birth - External Cephalic Version fact sheet VBAC Facts info  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  11. 04/14/2020

    Public Health vs Personal Autonomy

    “Where is the societally acceptable line between public health and personal autonomy in life and in labor?” Autonomy, defined as being free from outside intervention is a very important notion in Western culture. And yet, as social distancing and self quarantine sweep the globe, people are voluntarily giving up personal liberty in favor of the ‘greater good’. Over the last several centuries, health and disease changed from curse / chance to something that could be controlled. This lead to state coordinated interventions such as irrigation and sewerage systems all the way to public health clinics, policy and even the passage of laws. With industrialization, the population appeared as a ‘problem’, an object of monitoring, regulation, analysis and intervention. Public health policy has reached a new zenith as millions of people in America and millions more around the globe are told to ‘stay home’ to protect their neighbors from an 'invisible enemy’.  In maternity care, because of ‘State Emergency Orders’ previous inalienable rights to self-determination in medical decision-making, choice in support people, and sovereignty of parental rights have all been eliminated.  Industrialized birth is being coming the norm across the US and Canada, even as many opt out of the system entirely.  Join human rights lawyer, Kesha Chiappinelli, JD, IBCLC and maternal/child health investigator Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS as they dissect one segment of the maternity crisis in the United States every week. Links & ReferencesDr. Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD Interviewed by Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution on 3/27/20Sam Vaknin, PhD in Philosophy, Physics & Phycology recorded on 4/13/20 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  12. 04/09/2020

    Obstetric Violence

    “What should I do if I am a victim of sexual assault or obstetric violence by my doctor?’ Women routinely report being denied food and drink, being forced to lie in one position during labor, being denied the choice of VBAC,  receiving frequent, rough vaginal examinations, having their waters ruptured without consent, being denied the desired number of support people, and being given episiotomies after explicitly refusing during care provided by an Obstetrician in the United States. But some women experience far worse at the hands of legally protected and societally protected obstetricians - they suffer sexual assault.  Join human rights lawyer, Kesha Chiappinelli, JD, IBCLC and maternal/child health investigator Augustine Colebrook, MA-MCHS as they dissect one segment of the maternity crisis in the United States every week. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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A Maternal/Child Health Investigator and an Obstetric Violence Lawyer report on the political, legal, and financial realities of childbirth in the United States.

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