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 & PoliticsFeb 05, 2021
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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
#225 Elevating How We Talk About Pregnancy
Jeanne talks with Julie Gonzalez, a longtime listener about her email asking how to talk to her dismissive family about her interest in studying pregnancy and parenting.
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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
#222 COVID, Pregnancy and Vaccine Updates
Jeanne talks with CNM, Chris Beard about COVID-19 updates, vaccination information and pregnancy and COVID. Chris also talks about patient care and PPE, now that she's vaccinated.
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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
#219 Raising Money-smart Kids
Jeanne talks with Benny Nachman, CEO of Jassby, about raising money smart kids in a cashless world.
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Feb 05, 202140:46
#218 Understanding Fertility, COVID Vaccines & the Pregnancy Bust
Jeanne discusses ACOG's statement on the COVID vaccine and pregnant persons , about the COVID baby bust and chats about fertility with Afton Vechery, CEO of Modern Fertility.
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Jan 28, 202134:38
#217 March of Dimes' Focus on Mothers, Equity and Diversity
Jeanne talks with March of Dimes' Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Health Office, Dr. Rahul Gupta, about the March of Dimes focus on women to improve women's and babies' health.
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Jan 21, 202135:35
#216 Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Hope and Women of Color
Jeanne talks with March of Dimes ambassador, Danielle Kilgore, about her experiences with pregnancy loss and the March of Dimes.
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Jan 13, 202154:28
#215 Motherhood, Breastfeeding and Real Life
Jeanne talks with Aeroflow's Jennifer Jordan about how to make motherhood, breastfeeding, pumping, maternity leave and your job work in real life.
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Jan 06, 202144:09
#214 How to Nourish your Life as a Mom
Jeanne talks with Amy Hudgens, founder of The Nourished Girls Project about her work to help girls and women live their joy, know their strengths, dream big dreams and fulfill their potential.
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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
#212 Midwifery School, Disparity and Diversity
Jeanne talks with Yale School of Nursing midwifery student, Ashleigh Evans about what it means that her school no longer has a dean of diversity and how racism and disparity contribute to poor maternal health outcomes.
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Nov 11, 202049:14
#211 COVID-19, Pregnancy and the Election with Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM
Jeanne catches up with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard about what it's like to deliver babies during COVID-19, eight months into the pandemic, and about why it's important to vote.
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Oct 28, 202039:58
#184 Racism, Bias and Birth with Kimberly Seals Allers
Jeanne talks with author, journalist and maternal health advocate, Kimberly Seals Allers about racism and bias in hospitals and healthcare and about her upcoming app that will help women find high-quality care.
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Oct 21, 202039:43
#210 Creating strong bonds from babyhood to adulthood
Jeanne talks with relationship researcher and tech entrepreneur, Matt Larson, about how to create strong family bonds and why that's the most important thing parents can do.
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Oct 14, 202042:33
#209 Owning your Pregnant and Postpartum Body
Jeanne talks with prenatal and postpartum yoga and fitness instructor, Kelly Bryant about using fitness and movement to reclaim your body.
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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
#207 Telehealth, Pregnancy and Maternal health
Jeanne honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg and then speaks with Juan-Pablo Segura, co-founder of Babyscripts, about how telehealth can be a game changer for improving maternal health outcomes.
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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
#205 How L&D RNs Nurture Parents Through Pregnancy, COVID & Beyond
Jeanne talks with RN, Jamie O'Day about her business, Nurture by NAPS, that helps pregnant women and new parents thrive and survive during COVID 19 and beyond.
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Sep 08, 202056:15
#204 On the COVID 19 frontline with a hospital midwife
Jeanne talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about what it's like to deliver babies during COVID 19 and about the state of politics after the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
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Aug 31, 202045:33
#203 Breastfeeding & Covid 19
Jeanne talks with pediatrician and neonatologist Jessica Madden, MD about world breastfeeding week, policies and systems that make breastfeeding possible and new standards for breastfeeding and COVID 19.
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Aug 11, 202047:20
#202 Occupational Therapy for Babies & Parents
Jeanne talks with occupational therapist, Dr. Shelli Dry, about helping parents work with their babies to overcome developmental challenges.
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Aug 03, 202038:57
#201 Portland Protests and Wall of Moms with Laura Foster
Jeanne talks with author, Laura O Foster, about what's really happening with the Portland Black Lives Matter protests and the Wall of Moms.
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Jul 27, 202042:36
#200 Our 200th episode! Politics and Money with Sandy Fernandez
Jeanne talks about reaching our 200th episode, the protests and Federal Agents in Portland, John Lewis and then talks with Sandy Fernandez, author of Karmic Currency, about women, money, parenting and spirituality.
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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
#196 Isolating in Abidjan, Missing Her Black Son in America
Jeanne talks with Jacqueline Sibanda about raising Black men in America and about what she's learned about herself while isolating in Cote d'Ivoire during COVID 19.
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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
#193 First Birth, Second Birth, Before and During COVID 19
Jeanne sends Mother's Day wishes and talks with middle school teacher, Lua Rodriguez, about how her first pregnancy compares with her second pregnancy and about planning for birth during COVID19.
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May 10, 202039:34
#192 A Pediatrician's Thoughts on Coronavirus, Kids and Home Birth Guidelines
Pediatrician, Dr. Jennifer Variste, talks about how kids are doing during the coronavirus, how to answer their concerns and new guidelines for home birth by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Apr 25, 202042:32
#191 The Labor Nurse Episode
In honor of front line healthcare workers during the coronavirus, we're rebroadcasting an April 2016 episode about the job of labor nursing, the hours, shifts and family life.
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Apr 18, 202041:41
#190 Comedy, Tragedy and Fertility with Laura Lexx (rebroadcast)
Jeanne talks with comedian, Laura Lexx, about mental health, fertility issues and being OK with not being OK.
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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
#188 Silver Linings and Coronavirus FAQs
Jeanne talks about what pregnancy, birth and having a new baby might be like during the coronavirus and adds some silver linings about life right now.
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Mar 21, 202029:41
#187 Coronavirus Plus, Induction versus Home Birth
Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard about what's going on with the coronavirus and answers a listener's email about home birth versus induction.
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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
#185 Prematurity, Birth Defects and March of Dimes
Jeanne talks with two women about their experiences having babies who were born prematurely and face lifelong health challenges. One of two special episodes with the March of Dimes
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Feb 22, 202057:33
#183 The Good Enough Parent
Jeanne talks through this week's political headlines and interviews Dr. Ivy Ge, pharmacist and author of THE ART OF GOOD ENOUGH: The Working Mom’s Guilt-Free Guide to Thriving While Being Perfectly Imperfect
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Feb 08, 202001:03:07
#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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Feb 01, 202042:30
#181 The Impeachment Trial and Rosie Acosta's Fertility Journey
Jeanne talks about what's going on with the Impeachment Trial and then talks with Rosie Acosta about yoga, Radical Love and her fertility jorney.
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Jan 26, 202001:02:14
#180: Talking Politics, Pregnancy, and TV
Jeanne starts the New Year with Emily Tisch Sussman, political strategist, TV commentator and host of the podcast, Your Primary Playlist
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Jan 11, 202001:03:28
#179: We’re Four Years Old!
Jeanne celebrates four years of podcasting and interviews psychotherapist Val Jones about eating disorders, pregnancy, and being an older mom.
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Nov 08, 201950:16
#178: When Your Doctor Apologizes
Jeanne interviews Dr. Kate McLean, board certified OB-GYN about how a mistake and an apology changed her practice.
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Oct 26, 201952:56