Working Birth

Jillian Lopina
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Working Birth is a podcast by photographer Jillian Camisasca-Lopina exploring the work and stories of midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, and other birth professionals. Each episode features an interview with a different birth worker as well as an accompanying photographic portrait.

  1. Ep 16: Mental Health Advocate & Doula Rebecca Hartley-Woods

    08/24/2016

    Ep 16: Mental Health Advocate & Doula Rebecca Hartley-Woods

    Rebecca Hartley-Woods, mental health advocate and doula, discusses her personal experience with perinatal mood disorders and her work founding a non-profit that sheds light on perinatal mood disorders that 1 in 7 moms experience. We talk about the gap between mental health professionals and maternal health professionals and why so many women fall through the cracks, never receiving help. She shares her own experience with postpartum depression, anxiety, PTSD and OCD. We also discuss antenatal depression, signs and symptoms, therapy, resources, as well as Rebecca's background as a public worker and current work as a doula.  Show notes and portrait at: workingbirth.com/ep16

    36 min
  2. Ep 15: Doula & RN Yamel Belen

    08/11/2016

    Ep 15: Doula & RN Yamel Belen

    Yamel Belen discusses her work as a doula and pediatric registered nurse. She talks about how her work as a nurse in the medical foster care system informs her work as a doula, and how she fell into doula work. She discusses trust, empowerment, and the importance of fully supporting women in labor. A mom of five, Yamel talks about involving families in the birth process, and the pregnancy-positive culture she grew up in. Plus, what has surprised her most about being a doula.  Portrait and show notes at www.workingbirth.com/ep15

    32 min
  3. Ep 14: Midwife Jessica Willoughby

    07/28/2016

    Ep 14: Midwife Jessica Willoughby

    Midwife Jessica Willoughby, LM, CPM discusses how her background in anthropology has helped her understand differences in culture as they relate to labor, birth, and breastfeeding. She speaks about the gifts midwifery has given her, paying it forward, and challenges with living the on call lifestyle. Jessica also talks about empowering c-section experiences as well as the most important things she's learned about midwifery. Show notes and portrait can be found at www.workingbirth.com/ep14

    16 min
  4. Ep 13: Infant Sleep Researcher Dr. James McKenna, PhD

    07/12/2016

    Ep 13: Infant Sleep Researcher Dr. James McKenna, PhD

    Leading infant sleep researcher and professor of anthropology Dr. James McKenna, PhD, discusses his extensive research on mother-baby sleep and cosleeping, bedsharing, and the new term "breastsleeping." We talk about the science of the mechanisms behind infant sleep, cosleeping around the world, the mysterious sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sleep training, and the neurological effects of separation. He discusses how cultural ideologies interfere with infant sleep practices, and the huge gap in what mothers are doing with sleeping & breastfeeding, versus what is being recommended to families by the American Academy of Pediatrics and local governments. Jim also discusses his new research on colic/inconsolable crying. There's a wealth of excellent information in this episode! See Jim's portrait and check out all the show notes at: workingbirth.com/ep13

    1h 1m
  5. Ep 12: Midwife Kim Verbarg

    06/15/2016

    Ep 12: Midwife Kim Verbarg

    Midwife Kim Verbarg, LM, CPM discusses the transformative power of birth and her journey as a midwife. She talks about first getting interested in birth and midwifery as a teenager, her own experience with unassisted birth, working at a birth center, living the on-call lifestyle, and what she's learned from her clients.  Kim's portrait and show notes found at www.workingbirth.com/ep12

    17 min
  6. Ep 11: IBCLC Trish Hanning

    05/31/2016

    Ep 11: IBCLC Trish Hanning

    Lactation consultant Trish Hanning, RN, IBCLC discusses helping moms and babies in the NICU to achieve their breastfeeding goals. Working as a lactation consultant in both a hospital and private practice setting, she talks about her experience working with preterm babies, the biggest challenges for pumping and nursing in the NICU, breastfeeding after a c-section, tongue ties, and how she explains the benefits of breastfeeding to moms. Portrait and show notes at: workingbirth.com/ep11

    32 min
  7. Ep 10: Midwife Jessica Brumley

    05/24/2016

    Ep 10: Midwife Jessica Brumley

    Midwife Jessica Brumley, CNM, PhD, discusses practicing midwifery in a hospital setting and working collaboratively with OBGYNs for an integrated model of care. She talks about how she first came to hear about midwives, what spoke to her about the profession, and how the births of her own children influenced how she practices. Jessica also discusses her research on racism being a stressor during pregnancy, issues of health disparity and how they effect minorities in the US, and being a part of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Diversification and Inclusion Task Force. Show notes and portrait at: www.workingbirth.com/ep10

    15 min
  8. Ep 09: Author & Activist Suzanne Arms

    05/18/2016

    Ep 09: Author & Activist Suzanne Arms

    Suzanne Arms is an author, activist, practical visionary, photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker, teacher, and founder of the Colorado-based nonprofit, Birthing The Future. Often called a grandmother of the birth movement, Suzanne has been active in the birth community since the 1970's when her book Immaculate Deception was named a New York Times Best Book of the Year. She shares how knowing her own birth story, as well as her mother's and grandmother's, has impacted her life and work. Suzanne also delves into a range of issues surrounding birth and the mother-baby unit, including: the culture of fear surrounding childbirth, cellular memory, epigenetics, the safety of drugs used in labor, the primal period, the importance of conception, feminism, politics, patriarchy, attachment, the sensitivity of boys, and how a peaceful birth and peaceful childhood can impact the world. Show notes and links at: workingbirth.com/ep09

    56 min
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Working Birth is a podcast by photographer Jillian Camisasca-Lopina exploring the work and stories of midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, and other birth professionals. Each episode features an interview with a different birth worker as well as an accompanying photographic portrait.

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  • Creator
    Jillian Lopina
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Working Birth