On this episode, Renata and Jenna have another guest, Brittany Santa Barbara, RN. Brittany started her nursing career in the hospital NICU and worked there for about a year before going to the labor and delivery department in another hospital. She was a labor and delivery nurse for 6 years and then transitioned to the Nurse Educator. Her experience as a labor and delivery nurse has taught her so much. She feels being a part of someone’s birthing experience is so special. Generally, it can be a very happy and positive experience, but really, it’s a very vulnerable experience and both labor and delivery come with challenges that society doesn’t really talk about, such as a significant post-partum hemorrhage, unplanned emergency cesarean birth, hypertension/preeclampsia. In her role now as the nurse educator, she helps with updating hospital policie ...