EBB 203 - Including the 9 Stages of Newborn Behavior in Postpartum Care with EBB Continuing Education Coordinator, Kayla Bitten
12/08/21 • 36 min
On today's podcast, we talk with Kayla Bitten, student midwife, about the nine stages of newborn behavior. Kayla Bitten (she/her) is a Black queer medical racism and equity activist, educator, and writer with over 10 years experience in the world of birth work. Kayla’s work is rooted in tradition, advocacy, and her southern culture. Kayla is a student midwife in Alabama and is working to provide equitable support and options for BIPOC families, along with educating fellow birth workers on the importance of skills and cultural humility, which she does through her business, The Southern Midwife. Kayla is also the owner of Alabama's first Black owned lactation clinic, The Postpartum Clinic, providing accessible lactation and postpartum care that goes beyond the American standard and prioritizes the uninsured and BIPOC postpartum families. In today's podcast episode, we talk about what Kayla learned about the difference in the roles and training of doulas in the U.S. versus other countries, and what inspired her to become a midwife. We also talk about the importance of learning the nine stages of newborn behavior, and how we can shift the care focus for newborn babies in a way that better supports lactation. Content warning: We mention pregnancy loss.
RESOURCES:
Learn more about Kayla and The Southern Midwife here. Learn more about The Postpartum Clinic here.
Learn more about the L.A. Doula Project here.
Learn more about the Joy in Birthing Foundation here.
Learn more about Babies Are Not Pizzas:They’re Born, Not Delivered here.
Learn more about the Healthy Children's Project here.
For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.
On today's podcast, we talk with Kayla Bitten, student midwife, about the nine stages of newborn behavior. Kayla Bitten (she/her) is a Black queer medical racism and equity activist, educator, and writer with over 10 years experience in the world of birth work. Kayla’s work is rooted in tradition, advocacy, and her southern culture. Kayla is a student midwife in Alabama and is working to provide equitable support and options for BIPOC families, along with educating fellow birth workers on the importance of skills and cultural humility, which she does through her business, The Southern Midwife. Kayla is also the owner of Alabama's first Black owned lactation clinic, The Postpartum Clinic, providing accessible lactation and postpartum care that goes beyond the American standard and prioritizes the uninsured and BIPOC postpartum families. In today's podcast episode, we talk about what Kayla learned about the difference in the roles and training of doulas in the U.S. versus other countries, and what inspired her to become a midwife. We also talk about the importance of learning the nine stages of newborn behavior, and how we can shift the care focus for newborn babies in a way that better supports lactation. Content warning: We mention pregnancy loss.
RESOURCES:
Learn more about Kayla and The Southern Midwife here. Learn more about The Postpartum Clinic here.
Learn more about the L.A. Doula Project here.
Learn more about the Joy in Birthing Foundation here.
Learn more about Babies Are Not Pizzas:They’re Born, Not Delivered here.
Learn more about the Healthy Children's Project here.
For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.
Previous Episode
EBB 202 - A Fast First-Time Birth Experience with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Hailey Grachico
On today's podcast we talk with Haley Grachico about her intense, fast birth experience at a freestanding birth center.
Haley and her husband, Dr. Ismael, are graduates of the EBB Childbirth Class. Iz completed his general surgery residency at Oregon Health and Science University just 13 days before their daughter Josefine's arrival. A week after Josefine was born, the Grachico family moved to Grants Pass, Oregon, where Is joined a private practice general surgery group. Haley is enjoying time with Josefine and their two dogs, Duke and Bentley. Haley has since then started a new parents group in town and is exploring options to possibly become a doula and to support families in a different way in their new community.
We talk about Haley and Dr. Iz's experience taking the EBB Childbirth Class, and the importance of them having a doula to help with their different perspectives on birth and medicine. We also talk about Haley’s intense, fast birth and how the influence of her empowering birth support inspired her in wanting to become a future doula to support other families in her community.
RESOURCES:
Learn more about the Oregon parenting group, “The Parent Trip” here.
Listen to EBB 15 on nitrous oxide here. View our YouTube video on nitrous oxide here.
Learn more about the third stage of birth from our signature article here.
Learn more about HypnoBirthing here.
For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.
Next Episode
EBB 204 - Refuting the Spread of Misinformation Online About COVID with Board Certified Physician, Dr. Stacy De-Lin
On today's podcast, we're going to talk with board certified physician Dr. Stacy De-Lin about the spread of misinformation online about COVID, particularly COVID and pregnancy. Dr. Stacy De-Lin MD (she/her), is a board certified physician whose specialty and area of practice is gynecology and family planning. Dr. De-Lin is an Associate Medical Director at Planned Parenthood and works to provide access to full-spectrum reproductive healthcare no matter what. In addition to her busy practice, Dr. De-Lin works to combat online misinformation through her Instagram account @stacydelin_md. We talk about the rise of misinformation online about COVID regarding pregnancy. We also talk about how evidence based research about COVID can assist pregnant people and their families to make informed decisions about their health.
Content Warning: We mention COVID, COVID-related deaths, abortion, and miscarriage.
RESOURCES:
Learn more about Dr. Stacy De-Lin and follow her Instagram here.
Learn more about Planned Parenthood here.
Learn more about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) here.
Learn more about the American Academy of Pediatrics here.
Learn more about EBB COVID resource page here.
Learn more about the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) here.
For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.
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