Compassionate Birth and Beyond
By Brandi Kennedy
Compassionate Birth and BeyondJan 09, 2021
Building Your Birth Team
Today we have special guest/co-host Norma Hess, owner of Sojourning Birth. We talk about what professionals you might want to include on your birth team. What do they do and why you need them. Here is a list of some of those professionals we discussed who are practicing in the Rio Grande Valley Texas area:
Webster Certified Chiropractors
Lactation Consultants
- RGV Lactation Care Center,
- Jessica Sargent-Flores (Home visits)
Prenatal Yoga
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists
To learn more about Norma's services visit Sojourning Birth.
To learn more about Brandi's services visit Compassionate Birth Services
Intro song by: Nicholas Altobelli
Ep. 4: Which Model Is Best For You? Midwifery v. Medical
In this episode Brandi talks to Sean about the differences between the medical and the midwifery models for birth. The episodes opens with a scene from Mad Men episode "The Fog" where Betty Draper is experiencing a "twilight birth" that Brandi explains during this episode.
Contact Brandi by visiting her website: https://www.compassionatebirthservices.com.
Here are links to the resources mentioned in this episode: Evidence Based Birth: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/covid19/ Birth Monopoly: https://birthmonopoly.com/covid-19/ AWHONN Position Statement: https://www.jognn.org/article/S0884-2175(17)30482-3/pdf ACOG COVID-19 Guidelines: https://www.acog.org/clinical-information/physician-faqs/covid-19-faqs-for-ob-gyns-obstetrics. Contact Brandi by visiting her website: https://www.compassionatebirthservices.com
Ep. 3: Placenta Encapsulation Service
Ep. 2: Birthing During a Pandemic!
Here are links to the resources mentioned in this episode:
Evidence Based Birth: evidencebasedbirth.com/covid19/
Birth Monopoly: birthmonopoly.com/covid-19/
AWHONN Position Statement: https://www.jognn.org/article/S0884-2175(17)30482-3/pdf
ACOG COVID-19 Guidelines: www.acog.org/clinical-information/physician-faqs/covid-19-faqs-for-ob-gyns-obstetrics. Contact Brandi by visiting her website: www.compassionatebirthservices.com