This week, guest host Leila Wyatt talks with Lora Fiala, a student midwife who changed her path along the way. They discuss how Lora was introduced to birth work, how her background in education has impacted her course, and how she changed her pathway from the PEP process to pursuing a career as a CNM. Show Resources -Instagram & Facebook: @birth.with.knowledge -Venmo: Lora-Fiala
How can one good birth impact a whole community? This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast guest host Angela Love will help to answer that question. She is joined by Andrea Berry, the CEO of the Healthy Start Coalition in Indian River County, FL. They discuss Andrea's two very different birth experiences, the first in-hospital ending in an emergency c-section, and the second, a VBAC water birth at home. Andrea also shares all of the positive changes she has seen during her time with the Healthy ...
This week guest host Leila Wyatt is joined by “The Future Babycatcher” aka: Courtney Glenn, a student midwife in Richmond, Virginia. Courtney shares the story of her journey to birth work, which includes a sorority sister and an introduction of the word “doula”. They discuss Courtney’s education, the PEP process, and why communication with your preceptors is so important. Show Resources -Instagram: @FutureBabyCatcher -Cashapp: $FutureBabyCatcher -Venmo: Courtney-Glenn-1...
In this episode of the Midwifery Wisdom podcast, guest host Leila Wyatt talks with Yanna Nicole about her journey through different levels of education, to landing in Midwifery School. She talks about starting in a nursing program at 17 years old, how pursuing a doctorate led her to midwifery, and why you should always interview your preceptors. Yanna is a board member of NYCPM.inc, seeking to expand midwifery licensure in the state of New York. She is also the founder of the Black Christian Bir...
In this week's episode, guest host Angela Love talks with Jonnie Mae Perry, the CEO of the Gifford Cultural Center. They speak about Jonnie Mae's great grandmother, granny midwife Sally Louise Pickens Richardson. Louise was born in 1868 in Georgia and naturally moved into midwifery as she attended births of other mothers around her. Family stories share that she caught over 100 babies during her time as a midwife and eventually relocated to Florida. She passed in 1972.
If you’ve ever wanted to hear the nitty-gritty details of the path to a midwifery education, this is the episode for you. Guest host Leila Wyatt speaks with student midwife Amariee Collins about her educational journey to midwifery. She talks about getting an associate, bachelors, and masters all before starting midwifery school, becoming a sonographer, why and how she chose to attend MCU and even a crazy story about catching a baby in a barbershop. When this podcast airs, Amariee will be travel...
This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, guest host Leila Wyatt talks with Student Midwife Gabbi Goetz about her student experience. They cover finding her midwifery "why" through her own unique birth story, why she chose the PEP process, and a negative preceptor experience that taught her a lot about herself as a midwife. Show Resources -Cashapp: #GabrielaGoetz -Instagram: @GabbiGoetz
Have you ever met a 15-year-old doula? Today guest host Leila Wyatt, CD, SM, talks with student midwife and doula, Trinity Stephens about her experience coming into birth work. They discuss what a “practice birth” is, experiencing racism as a black birth worker, and how a shoulder dystocia solidified her desire to become a midwife. Show Resources - Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts - The Big Letdown by Kimberly Seals Allers - Having Your Baby by Hilda Hutcherson Facebook: Trinity Stephen...
In this episode, our five incredible co-hosts, Augustine Colebrook, CPM, MA-MCHS, Jamarah Amani, LM, Angela Love, CNM, Leila Wyatt, SM, CD, and Delmar Bauta, CPM, discuss all things COVID in relation to birth work, including getting sick or exposed as a birth worker, vaccination while pregnant or body-feeding, and medical sovereignty. Don't miss this power-packed episode. Show Resources - Angela's video about vaccination during pregnancy - EBB article on vaccination and pregnancy...
This week on the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast, guest host Leila Wyatt interviews student midwife Michelle New. They dive into the difficult balance of family life and schoolwork/apprenticeship as a student midwife, why finding a preceptor who's right for you is so important, and how to find your voice in your apprenticeship.
In this episode guest host Angela Love chats with midwife Angelita Nixon about her transition out of hospital midwifery. They cover how important it is to educate student midwives, the fight against racism, experiencing global midwifery, and even fighting to change state laws in favor of midwifery. Show Resources: Scenic Drive Midwives
This week host Augustine Colebrook talks with previous Masterclass student and co-founder of the Pacific Birth Institute, Jessica Johnston. They discuss all things Masterclass, including her favorite takeaways, how it helped her develop a successful side hustle, what her first few years looked like as a newly certified midwife, and more. You won't want to miss this juicy episode! Show Resources - The Pacific Birth Institute - The Midwifery Wisdom Masterclass - The Midwifery Wisdom Experience (No...
How can a bad hospital birth experience lead one to pursue midwifery? Today guest host Leila Wyatt, CD, SM, talks with Brieana Davison, SM about how a negative birth experience in the hospital led her to midwifery, navigating midwifery school, and identifying different types of preceptors.
Why is burnout so common in the field of midwifery? This week guest host Angela Love, CPM, talks with Margo Keane, CPM, LM about their experience with burnout in midwifery. They address common struggles in the field, their relation to the high rate of burnout, and how to remain resilient in this ever-important profession. Show Resources: - Prevalence, Related Factors, and Levels of Burnout Among Midwives: A Systematic Review...
What's it like to practice midwifery on a remote island? In this episode, you'll hear from Sunny Daily, a student midwife practicing on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. You'll hear all about the difficulty of traveling for births, having limited emergency resources, and working with different preceptors.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to date a midwife? In this episode, guest host Angela Love, CNM, interviews her former partner Paul Robinette to discuss just that. You'll also get a peek into Angela's journey into midwifery, including her time as a hospital nurse, a negative experience, and her discovery of birth clinics. Check out the video version of this podcast on our youtube channel to see the footage of Angela and Paul racing to a birth. Show Resources - Paul's Youtube Channel...
What does psychological and physical safety look like in an obstetric patient relationship? This is just one of the many questions discussed in this value-packed episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast. Podcast host Augustine Colebrook, CPM, MA-MCHS chat with special guests Kesha Zaffino, JD, IBCLC; Nathan Riley, MD; and Jayvon Muhammad, CPM, MA-MCHS; and Tracey Vogel, MD about the recent ACOG Committee Opinion on Trauma-Informed Care. Show Resources - ACOG Committee Opinion - Podcast episode wi...
Welcome to the first episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast! Here you'll meet our hosts and listen in on their conversations on midwifery schools, autonomy, racism, licensure, and more! In this episode, you will also get a sneak peek into future episode content and our host’s backgrounds and passions. We can’t wait for you to join us weekly for Midwifery Wisdom with Augustine Colebrook, CPM, MA-MCHS, Jamarah Amani, LM, Angela Love, CNM, Leila Wyatt, SM, CD, and Delmar Bauta, CPM.
