
Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics
By Jeanne M Faulkner
Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics, is a breath of fresh air: accessible, authoritative, funny, reassuring and personal. It's chock-full of Jeanne's comprehensive, medically-sound advice and insights plus conversations with women, mothers and experts in pregnancy, parenting and the power to change the world. Women's health expert, labor nurse, feminist, mother of four, Fit Pregnancy.com columnist and author of Common Sense Pregnancy (Random House, 2015), Jeanne Faulkner has been at the bedside for thousands of deliveries. She provides the honest insider advice you need during pregnancy, labor, birth, and parenthood. Jeanne believes that parents have the power to change the world and that's what we're talking about here on Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics.

Pregnancy, Parenting & PoliticsMar 26, 2016
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#227 What the Covid Relief Bill Means for Families Plus, PPP is Taking A Break
Jeanne talks with Your Political Playlist host and Democratic strategist, Emily Tisch Sussman about what the Covid Relief Bill means for families, beyond the stimulus checks. Jeanne also talks about taking a break and putting Pregnancy, Parenting and Politics on hiatus.
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Apr 27, 202146:46

#226 How lifting restrictions on midwives could improve pregnancy outcomes
Jeanne talks withNew Orleans Maternal Health Coalition members Demetrice Smith, CNM, FNP and Clare Daniel, Assistant Professor of Women’s Leadership at Tulane University about how lifting practice restrictions on midwives could improve maternal health outcomes for black women and solve widespread health care access problems.
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Apr 19, 202155:37

Apr 04, 202133:47

#224 A midwife's focus on wellness
Jeanne talks about Marie Mongon, founder of Hypnobirthing, the Violence Against Women Act, home birth and chats with Tanya Tringali, a certified nurse midwife and founder of Motherwit Maternity about wellness, the postpartum year and more.
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Mar 20, 202139:14

#223 A Pregnant ER Nurse Talks About Her work During COVID-19
Jeanne talks about what the passage of the American Rescue Plan means for postpartum women, about marking our 1-year anniversary living with COVID-19 and then talks with Lauren Franke Hawk, a registered nurse who works in the emergency department with COVID-19 patients and is pregnant with her first baby.
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Mar 11, 202141:12

Feb 26, 202136:16

#221 Revisiting racism, bias and birth with Kimberly Seals Allers
Jeanne talks about the Momnibus Bill and revisits last February's interview about racism, bias and birth with author, journalist, speaker and activitist, Kimberly Seals Allers, host of the newly launched Birthright--a podcast about joy and healing in Black birth. .
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Feb 18, 202138:51

#220 Parenting, Resilience and Raising Yourself After a Tough Childhood
Jeanne talks about two bills introduced in Congress and interviews author, creative director, Samantha Hart about running away, raising herself, her career as creative director for rock stars and Oscar winning movies and about her new memoir, Blind Pony. We talk about parenting, grandparenting, writing and building a creative career as a parent.
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Feb 12, 202151:34

Feb 05, 202140:46

Jan 28, 202134:38

Jan 21, 202135:35

Jan 13, 202154:28

Jan 06, 202144:09

Dec 09, 202047:59

#213 Covid Update and Doula Care
Jeanne gets COVID updates from midwife, Chris Beard and then talks with Ronsha Dickerson and Raquel Jeffers about their work to make sure doulas are available for women who need them in New Jersey, especially in African American communities.
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Nov 25, 202001:19:06

Nov 11, 202049:14

Oct 28, 202039:58

Oct 21, 202039:43

Oct 14, 202042:33

Oct 07, 202038:28

#208 Pregnancy, Asthma & Pre-pregnancy Medications
Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard, about Covid 19, wildfire evacuations, and taking care of pregnant women in Portland during the world's worst air quality. Chris also discusses asthma during pregnancy and offers great advice about whether or not to take your regular medications when you find out you're pregnant.
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Sep 30, 202046:16

Sep 22, 202045:44

# 206 Sex, Pregnancy and Bacterial Vaginosis with Shan Boodram
Jeanne airs a rebroadcast of her episode with clinical sexologist, author and host of Quibi's daily show, Sexology with Shan Boodram. We talk about sex, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis and having important conversations about sex as one of the most important part of women's lives.
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Sep 15, 202031:54

Sep 08, 202056:15

Aug 31, 202045:33

Aug 11, 202047:20

Aug 03, 202038:57

Jul 27, 202042:36

Jul 20, 202053:49

#199 Anxiety, Pregnancy, Parenting & Plants
Jeanne talks with environmental educator and author, Rachael Cohen, owner of InfiniteSucculent.com, about how her relationship with nature and plants helped her overcome anxiety during pregnancy and parenting and launched a whole new career. Also, urgent call to action about asylum rules. Go to Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review and leave your comments before July 15, 2020. Thanks to our new sponsor, GreenChef.com.
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Jul 13, 202052:47

#198 Anxiety, Parenthood and Support with Jodi Aman and Tilleo
Jeanne talks with psychotherapist, Jodi Aman, about how parents can adapt and deal with the anxiety of parenthood about her Tilleo.com program for parents looking for support, encouragement and guidance.
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Jul 07, 202041:46

#197 How to return from maternity leave or COVID 19
Jeanne talks with lawyer, mother and entrepreneur, Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, of MindfulReturn.com about how to return to work after maternity leave (or COVID leave) mindfully, organized and well.
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Jun 22, 202043:17

Jun 07, 202037:06

#195 Riots, Racism and Bras for All Women
Jeanne talks about the death of George Floyd, the riots happening in response to rampant racism and then talks with Bree McKeen, CEO of Evelyn & Bobbie, about intimate apparel made for all women.
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Jun 01, 202044:13

#194 Childcare, COVID 19 and Essential Workers
Jeanne talks about the impact COVID 19 is having on the childcare industry and families' ability to work and with with Dr. Amy Heger, owner and CEO of The Nightwatch Childcare Center about her business that's providing overnight childcare for essential workers.
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May 17, 202043:23

May 10, 202039:34

Apr 25, 202042:32

Apr 18, 202041:41

Apr 11, 202044:21

#189 Coronavirus and Birth Restrictions with Kimberly Sears Allers
Jeanne talks with author, speaker, journalist Kimberly Sears Allers about the way hospitals are treating women during the coronavirus and how black and brown women are suffering the most. Plus...here's the information you need to register for our creative writing and yoga webinar with me and Rosie Acosta. April 11, 2020 10 AM PST - Register here: How to Get Your Message On The Page: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fx9PZXx1SiK6t7J2ex2MfA
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Apr 05, 202048:04

Mar 21, 202029:41

Mar 15, 202032:57

#186 What's Best for Mom, Keeps Babies Healthier
Jeanne talks with Dr. Lisa Waddell, March of Dimes' SVP & Maternal Child Health Impact Deputy Medical Officer about the things women, families and caregivers can do to help women and babies be healthy during pregnancy.
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Feb 29, 202046:08

Feb 22, 202057:33

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#182 Fertility, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Jeanne introduces the podcast's new name, Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics and talks with fertility acupuncturist Heidi Brockmyre about improving conception odds with Chinese medicine.
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