Radical Childbirth Education
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ep. 3 | How do I get people to leave me alone in the hospital?
ep. 2 | "I didn't want to birth on my back! How did that happen?"
episode 1 | Who am I?
por Joni Edelman
Answering another Instagram follower question today. How do I keep people out of my room? HOW do I get them to leave me ALONE? You deserve to have whatever level of privacy you desire regardless of where you birth. This episode contains some practical tips and tricks to assure privacy. Find me: Radical Childbirth Education @ https://www.13moonsbirthwork.com Instagram (personal) Email me: joniedelman@gmail.com
Today we’re addressing one of the most common concerns from my Instagram followers: I did not want to push or deliver on my back but that’s exactly how I ended up! WHY? I’ll explain how you ended up there and how you can avoid it if you’re birthing in the hospital again. Find me: Radical Childbirth Education @ https://www.13moonsbirthwork.com Instagram (personal) Email me: joniedelman@gmail.com Links to valuable info addressed in the episode: http://www.birthful.com/podcastperineum/ https://www.cochrane.org/CD006672/PREG_perineal-techniques-during-second-stage-labour-reducing-perineal-trauma
The quickie intro just so you know who you're working with. Find me: Radical Childbirth Education @ https://www.13moonsbirthwork.com Instagram (personal) Email me: joniedelman@gmail.com
After a six-month break, Joni returns to the mic with an honest and fiery episode. She shares updates on her recent apprenticeship, dives into the tangled history of midwifery, and speaks candidly about licensure, free birth, and the deeper questions of autonomy in birth work. This episode is part personal reflection, part history lesson, and part call to reclaim traditional wisdom in the face of state control. 00:00 – 02:30 Introduction, welcome back after a long break, intention-setting for the episode. 02:30 – 07:30 Apprenticeship experiences, counting numbers for licensure through the PEP process, and reflections on traditional vs. licensed midwifery. 07:30 – 12:30 History of midwifery: ancient practices, witch hunts, granny midwives, propaganda campaigns by Rockefeller and Carnegie, rise of hospital birth. 12:30 – 18:30 Medicalization of birth, Twilight Sleep, patriarchy in maternity care, and the second-wave feminist movement’s impact on birth culture. 18:30 – 23:30 Licensure battles across U.S. states, legal diversity, CPM recognition, and restrictions on practice (e.g., twins, breech). 23:30 – 27:00 Personal story: leaving an unaligned apprenticeship, integrity in midwifery, being reported to the licensing board, reflections on autonomy vs. state regulation. 27:00 – End Fundamental problem with licensure: loss of women’s choices, example of type 1 diabetes in pregnancy, autonomy vs. risk-out requirements. Historical context:Ehrenreich & English (1973), Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers. Wertz & Wertz (1989), Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America. Hospital vs. home birth safety:Cheyney et al. (2014), Outcomes of care for 16,924 planned home births in the United States: the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. Hutton et al. (2016), Outcomes associated with planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies. CMAJ. Diabetes in pregnancy (autonomy vs. risk-out debate):Feig et al. (2014), Risk of adverse neonatal outcomes among women with diabetes in pregnancy. CMAJ. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening and Management (Practice Bulletin). Find me: Radical Childbirth Education @ https://www.13moonsbirthwork.com Personal Instagram Birth Instagram Email me: joniedelman@gmail.com