Discover Midwives

Recorded live at the 71st Annual ACNM Meeting in Kansas City, this episode of Discover Midwives welcomes Amelia Henning, CNM, IBCLC, a certified nurse-midwife and lactation specialist at Mass General. Amelia focuses on breastfeeding, lactation, and postpartum care. She explains how midwives can diagnose and treat lactation complications just like any other health concern. Keywords: … Continue reading Breastfeeding 101

In this episode of  Discover Midwives, our host, Dr. Jessica Brumley sits down with Jamie Swietlikowski, Certified Nurse-Midwife, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and founder of Perinatal Mental Health Partners. Jamie shares her inspiring journey from community birth centers and high-acuity academic centers to expanding her midwifery scope into reproductive psychiatry. Together, they explore how applying … Continue reading Perinatal Mental Health: More Than Treating Depression and Anxiety

Are birth plans worth the effort, or do they just set you up for disappointment when things

change? In this episode of Discover Midwives, host Jessica Brumley uncovers the real purpose

of a birth plan: building an empowered, communicative care team.

Many people believe that midwives only care for women in pregnancy and during labor and delivery. In this episode of Discover Midwives, our host Jessica Brumley explores the full scope of midwifery care that goes far beyond the delivery room. She describes and breaks down how midwives act as primary healthcare partners for individuals across … Continue reading Wait…Midwives Do Primary Care?

Genetic screening tests like cell-free DNA (sometimes called NIPT) are gaining in popularity across the country. What does this screening really tell you? Should we think of it as “just a routine blood test”? What does a positive result actually mean? And what happens when prenatal genetic screening gives you information you weren’t expecting? In … Continue reading Cell-Free DNA Testing: What Every Pregnant Person Should Know

In this episode of Discover Midwives, we dive into birth innovation, patient engagement, and evidence-based care with Amy Romano, midwife, healthcare leader, and founder of Primary Maternity Care. Amy shares her 22-year journey in maternal health. From her clinical practice to co-authoring Optimal Care in Childbirth, she breaks down how the clinical setting and choices … Continue reading Listening to Labor: Understanding Intermittent Auscultation and Why It Matters

Did you know that midwifery care extends well beyond pregnancy and childbirth? In this episode of Discover Midwives, we dive into a core, yet often overlooked aspect of midwifery training and practice: caring for healthy newborns. We are joined by Dr. Michelle Palmer (PhD, CNM), a passionate advocate for physiologic birth and Specialty Director at … Continue reading More Than Birth: How Midwives Care for Newborns

What does it mean to have a voice in your birth? Far too often, “informed consent” is treated as just a checkbox. In this episode of the Discover Midwives Podcast, we sit down with Alison Shorten, PhD, RN, RM, a distinguished researcher, innovative educator, and Senior Associate Dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham … Continue reading The Power of Choice: Shared Decision Making in Maternity Care

What does it truly look like to be an active, empowered partner in your own birthing experience?In this episode of Discover Midwives, the host sits down with fellow Brooklyn native, Trinisha Williams, MPH, CM. With over 20 years of experience as a certified midwife and more than a thousand births attended across hospital, home, and … Continue reading Birth Centers with Trinisha Williams

In this inspiring episode of Discover Midwives, host Jessica Brumley sits down with Dr. Nikkia Grayson, a nationally recognized Certified Nurse-Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner, educator, and reproductive justice leader. As Chief Clinical Officer of Choices Center for Reproductive Health in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Grayson has helped build one of the nation’s most innovative Black midwifery-led … Continue reading Creating Choices: Nikia Grayson on Birth Justice & Community Care