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The Discover Midwives Podcast was created to empower you with accurate, compassionate, and evidence-informed answers to your most pressing questions about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and women’s health—delivered from a uniquiely midwifery perspective.
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Wait...Midwives Do Primary Care? (opens the original)
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Many people believe that midwives only care for women in pregnancy and during labor and delivery. In this episode of Discover Midwives, our host Jessica Brumley explores the full scope of midwifery care that goes far beyond the delivery room. Joined by clinical insights, this conversation breaks down how midwives act as primary healthcare partners for individuals across their entire lifespan.From annual wellness exams, PAP tests, mammogram referrals, routine contraception, menopause management,
Cell Free DNA: What Every Pregnant Person Should Know (opens the original)
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Genetic screening tests like cell-free DNA (sometimes called NIPT) are becoming more popular across the country. What does this screening really tell you? Should we think of it as “just a routine blood test”? What does a positive result actually mean? And what happens when prenatal genetic screening gives you information you weren’t expecting? In this episode of Discover Midwives, we sit down with Julie Knutson, CNM, Assistant Professor with the Brown OBGYN Residency Program, to unpack one of th
Listening to Labor: Understanding Intermittent Auscultation and Why It Matters (opens the original)
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In this episode of Discover Midwives, we dive into birth innovation, patient engagement, and evidence-based care with Amy Romano, midwife, healthcare leader, and founder of Primary Maternity Care.Amy shares her 22-year journey in maternal health. From her clinical practice to co-authoring Optimal Care in Childbirth, she breaks down how systemic incentives and clinical choices impact the birthing experience. Together, we explore the crucial differences between routine electronic fetal monitoring
More Than Birth: How Midwives Care for Newborns (opens the original)
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Did you know that midwifery care extends well beyond pregnancy and childbirth? In this episode of Discover Midwives, we dive into a core yet often overlooked aspect of midwifery training and practice: caring for healthy newborns.We are joined by Dr. Michelle Palmer (PhD, CNM), a passionate advocate for physiologic birth and Specialty Director at the Yale School of Nursing. Dr. Palmer shares her extensive clinical expertise on the critical first hours and days of a baby’s life.In this episode, yo
The Power of Choice: Shared Decision Making in Maternity Care (opens the original)
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What does it mean to have a voice in your birth? Far too often, "informed consent" is treated as just a checkbox. In this episode of the Discover Midwives Podcast, we sit down with Alison Shorten, PhD, RN, RM, a distinguished researcher, innovative educator, and Senior Associate Dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, with over 35 years of experience in nursing and midwifery. Alison dives deep into her pioneering research on Shared Decision Making (SDM) and the impleme
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