In this episode we touch on the breadth of women’s historical engagement with their perinatal care, including the shift from home to hospital, bias and racism in our care system, government programs and how they do and don’t work, and some of the history of midwifery in the US and the UK.
Breastfeeding
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Discover The Joys Of Hands-Free Pumping
Calisha Cobb is the founder and patented inventor of HANDY (Hands-Free Pumping Bra Tops). As a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Mother of two breastfed daughters, she experienced the challenges of breastfeeding when she returned back to work, and shortly thereafter, as the result of common challenges that working breastfeeding Mothers face, the HANDY Top was invented! Her goal is to assist all Moms in achieving their breastfeeding goals.
Birth
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Home Birth As An Alternative To The Hospital
In the unprecedented global event of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and government-imposed social-distancing, along with healthy people’s concerns for being able to stay away from hospitals, women are questioning, in new ways, what should be considered “safe” for giving birth. Here’s what the midwives of San Francisco have to say to all expecting parents on the matter.
Career , Maternity Leave
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Prepare For Taking Maternity / Paternity Leave Like A Pro
We at Fourth Trimester teamed up with Career Coach Sharon Weinberg to create a guide to help you make a smooth transition between working and being on leave.
The guide is useful for those who will be having a leave of one month or more, although elements of the approach can easily be used effectively for shorter absences.
This preparation can enable you to create the necessary clarity, accountability, and continued execution to strategy by you and your team during your absence and set them up for success. Paramount in the thinking and the approach is to
(1) minimize potential disruptions to operations due to confusion of ownership, partnership, and expected action,
(2) minimize the impact on your boss, team, and partnering departments, and
(3) create stretch leadership opportunities for your team members.
Multiple Children
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The Second Child Transition – Preparing For Your Second Baby
Practical solutions for making necessary adjustments for a second baby to join the family in a way that helps meet everyone’s needs, including your older child
Sleep
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Helping Your Little One Prepare For The Time Change
How to help little ones adjust in advance of the time change. Parents are naturally concerned that the time change can lead to an early waking sleep issue for their little one. We have come up with a few tried and true strategies to help advance your child’s circadian rhythm ahead of the time change.
Uncategorized
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Step-by-Step Leave Transition Guide for Planning a Leave of Absence
Step-by-Step Maternity / Paternity Leave Transition Guide. I worked with my professional coach on my maternity leave transition. Here’s the guide she and I put together to support others who also will be having a leave. There’s no need to re-invent the preparation process from scratch!
Recovery
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Turning Pregnancy Loss Into Empowerment
Our amazing guest for Episode 78 is Jeanae Hopgood-Jones who has taken a tragic and powerful experience as a mother and found a space of creativity and inspiration. Her blog https://blackangelmom.com/ is not only beautiful and sincere, it addresses areas of parenthood and life that are all too often relegated to the purely personal and not given or allowed a voice by the larger culture. The loss of her twin daughters and reaching towards families of color and their experiences of loss are the seeds of this endeavor.
Complications
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Advocating For Yourself Matters – Susi Hately Had Twins & Placenta Previa
Pelvic floor stability champion Susi Hately returns to the Fourth Trimester Podcast to talk about her own experience with advocating for herself while she was pregnant with TWINS and had the complication of placenta previa. Hear her inspirational story of how she was true to herself throughout her pregnancy and postpartum period
Recovery
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Perinatal Chiropractics Can Help With Recovery After Birth
We had the pleasure of speaking with Adrian Villalba about perinatal chiropractic practices that benefit mothers. Having balance in your body both before and after giving birth can benefit new mamas in their recovery process. Adrian is certified in Webster Technique by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. Listen to learn more about out how this works.