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Wed, 25 October 2023

EBB 288 - From Birthing in the Pandemic to Birthing a Career as a Postpartum Doula and Chef with Malisa Dekker of Planted Postpartum

In this episode, I’m talking with Malisa Dekker, a Postpartum Doula and Chef based in Brooklyn, New York, about her profound journey through two contrasting birth and postpartum experiences that shaped her passion for postpartum wellness.

Malisa’s first birth took place during the tumultuous times of the COVID-19 pandemic, where interventions and a lack of support left her feeling disconnected and overwhelmed. With the desire for change, Malisa embarked on her second pregnancy, seeking empowerment and a holistic approach to birthing. She details her transformational shift to a home birth with the support of a dedicated midwife, her partner Taylor, and a community of friends who understood the importance of empathetic care and emphasized the profound impact having one’s emotional needs addressed during labor can have on a birthing person’s experience. Malisa’s experience led her to become a passionate advocate for postpartum wellness and support, driving her to become a Postpartum Doula. Through her unique combination of skills as a Doula and Chef, she aims to provide nourishment, care, and empathy to new parents during the challenging postpartum period.

Content Warnings: postpartum anxiety, a pandemic birth story with isolation and interventions

Resources

Follow Malisa’s work on Instagram: @plantedpostpartum
Learn more about Malisa’s postpartum nutrition mentor, Alicia Allison: CloverandTimothy.com
Check out training opportunities from:
- the Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (BADT) website
- EBB's parent workshops and classes calendar
- Read “The First Forty Days” book to prepare for postpartum nutrition and self care needs

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For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com.

Want to get involved at EBB?

Check out our Professional Membership (including scholarship options) here
Find an EBB Instructor here
Click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class

Direct download: EBB_288_-_new_MalisaDekker.mp3
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Wed, 18 October 2023

EBB 287 - A Positive Hospital Waterbirth Story with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Katrina Hull

Content Warning: postpartum hemorrhage, GBS Positive, antibiotics for GBS,

On this episode of the EBB podcast, I talk with Katrina Hull, a graduate of the EBB childbirth class about her positive hospital water birth story.

Katrina Hull is a former high school math and engineering teacher with over a decade of experience in the classroom. Her passion for education and entrepreneurship has led her to her current role as coordinating producer at PBS NewsHour Classroom where she develops lesson materials and resources for integrating invention education into classrooms across the country.

Katrina shares her experiences taking the EBB childbirth class and discusses in depth the education and work she put into preparing for her desired hospital water birth. In addition to finding her “Golden Ticket” birth team and desired location, she shares the details of her amazing and empowering birth story, despite having a few complications, including finding out she was Group B Strep Positive and handling a postpartum hemorrhage.

Resources:

Learn more about Marnellie Bishop’s Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class here
Learn more about the GentleBirth Pregnancy app here
Read more about Rebecca’s experience with Hypnobabies in Babies are Not Pizza’s
Learn more about the Evidence on Hypnosis for Pain Management here
Learn more about the Evidence on water immersion for Pain Management here
Learn about the research evidence on combining hypnosis and water immersion for pain: Madden, K., Middleton, P., Cyna, A. M., et al. (2016). Hypnosis for pain management during labour and childbirth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev(5), CD009356.

Listen to Evidence Based Birth Podcasts:

Learn more about joining our Pro Membership for birth workers here, to take take our class on emergency management of PPH

Direct download: EBB_287_-_new_A_Positive_Hospital_Waterbirth_Story_with_EBB_Childbirth_Class_Graduate_Katrina_Hull.mp3
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Wed, 11 October 2023

EBB 286 - Importance of Postpartum Support with the Founder of In Kind Boxes, Maria Berglund

I am so excited to share today's episode of Evidence Based Birth®

podcast with you! Today, I am bringing you an interview with Maria Berglund, the founder of In Kind Boxes, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help families thrive after birth with a baby shower gift that gives back.

This episode is coming out just in time for our listeners who are doulas and midwives to apply for In Kind's partnership program! Tune in to get all the details!

Maria Berglund, is a Canadian mom living in the United States. Maria has three wonderful boys and her work as the founder of In Kind Boxes has been featured both on Good Morning America and in Entrepreneur Magazine.

Maria and I talk about why she started a nonprofit with a mission to help new parents thrive after birth and how that vision grew into a model to support and give back to families in vulnerable positions, like NICU families or refugee families. Maria speaks to her different experiences in the postpartum period between Canada and the US, and how that stark difference in support sparked this idea. In Kind Boxes are filled with tangible goods that support growing families, baby and parent alike with natural, organic goods that help families thrive.

Resources:

Learn more about partnering with Maria and In Kind at www.inkindboxes.org

Follow the work of In Kind on Instagram and TikTok

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com.

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Want to get involved at EBB?

Check out our Professional Membership (including scholarship options) here
Find an EBB Instructor here
Click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

Direct download: EBB_286_-_new_Importance_of_Postpartum_Support_with_the_Founder_of_InKind_Boxes_Maria_Berglund.mp3
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Wed, 4 October 2023

EBB 285 - Creating a Sustainable Career in Birth Work with Jessica Diggs, Midwife, Doula Mentor, and Co-Founder of Centered.

On this episode of the EBB Podcast, I interview Jessica Diggs, midwife, doula mentor and co-founder of Centered about creating a sustainable career in birth work.

Jessica is a licensed midwife working in a solo practice in Los Angeles. Jessica supports people and families through holistic gynecological care, home birth services, and conception support. Jessica has a skill and love for making childbirth and reproductive education digestible and accessible for all people. She is the co-founder of Centered, a curated community for doulas and she is the former lead educator and curriculum developer at Doula Training International.

Jessica and I discuss not only her career path from doula to midwife but dive deep into a discussion about making birth work sustainable in the long run. Jessica shares a multitude of tips for our audience in avoiding burnout, setting boundaries to better serve yourself and your clients, as well as finding your joy and purpose in birth work outside just attending births. With over 10 years in the field and a thriving career, Jessica practices what she preaches and has a passion for teaching others not only about how to be a doula at a birth, but a doula making a living wage and sustainable career path.

Content Warning: Black maternal and Black infant death, Postpartum death, systemic racism

Resources:

Learn about Jessica’s work, including how to join Centered here:

Follow Jessica’s work:

Instagram @jessicadiggs and @joincentered
Substack: Midwifery is More

Find the book The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker here

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com.

Find us on:

Want to get involved at EBB?

Check out our Professional Membership (including scholarship options) here
Find an EBB Instructor here
Click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class.

Direct download: EBB_285_-_new_JessicaDiggs_14Jul23_v2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:00am EST