What a treat for us to interview Atoosa Benji! She is a prominent part of the birth community in Los Angeles because of her compassion, cultural awareness, and expertise in birth. Even though we don't usually do long episodes like this, we'd love for you to listen all the way to the end! You won't be disappointed!

If you love Atoosa (and we know you will), you can find her at atoosabenji.com or listen to her podcast https://www.mamatoosapod.com/

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

Here's part 2 of our interview with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Mincy Moody. This episode focuses on medications, obstetrics + mental health, PPD and PPA screening tools, advocating for yourself and your friends/family during postpartum, and insurance coverage for mental health services.

You can find Minci at https://newvisionsmedicalgroup.com/ or https://sbtreatment.com/ or

https://scfhc.org/

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

In this episode, Liz and Shaina interviewed Mincy Moody, a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner about maternal mental health. The landscape is changing for the better in this category and we're so excited about the resources available to new parents!

Check out this episode, and to learn more about Minci, visit the websites of the organizations/group practices she's a part of. You can find Minci at https://newvisionsmedicalgroup.com/ or https://sbtreatment.com/ or

https://scfhc.org/

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

This episode is all about answering the question: is it safe to breastfeed and take antidepressants? Shaina and Liz discuss this and go through an important research article too. Read it for yourself here.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3267169/

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

Liz and Shaina discuss the prevalence of clients taking antidepressants in pregnancy as well as the protocols and standards of care practiced at the hospital when a baby is born to a mom who has been on antidepressants.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

This episode has been a long time coming! Liz and Shaina interviewed midwife Naomi Drucker of the Los Angeles Midwives. She explains her journey to becoming a midwife and what it would look like if you chose to work with her for your prenatal care and giving birth. Take a listen and check out her website. If you want to get in touch with Naomi, you can follow her on instagram and send her a DM or email her at [email protected].

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

Sometimes lab tests are run AFTER the baby is born to determine what happened during birth, especially if there was an unexpected illness or the baby had fetal distress.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

AI....we're all trying to figure out how it can enhance our lives or perhaps negatively impact our lives. Liz and Shaina discuss what they WOULD use AI for and what they would NOT use AI for. Take a listen and let them know what you think.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

Has there ever been a podcast episode about hemorrhoids? If not, then this is the first one you'll listen to! This is a common postpartum occurrence, so Shaina and Liz are discussing this pain in the butt topic.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

When there's inappropriate staffing or unfair compensation at a hospital, unionized nurses may strike outside of their hospital. Liz explains so well in this episode what it means when there's a nursing strike. Why does it happen? What accommodations are made for it? How is it executed? What does it accomplish?

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts on this episode.

For more information about us, our birth education businesses, and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles:

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes and lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠