Today I am going to talk about why I cannot ethically promote formula feeding and fed is best rhetoric and why we need to understand why downplaying formula feeding risks is dangerous and unhelpful to parents. We'll also chat about how our government and healthcare agencies are actually part of the problem.

I acknowledge that some of this information may be hard to hear and that feelings of guilt may occur. Know that I present this information to educate, bring awareness and prevent harm to the next generation. We all do what’s best with what we know at the current moment. That goes for moms, birth professionals, dads, grandparents, and other caregivers. However, use this information to educate the next generation of parents. It would be unethical however to not bring awareness to this topic.

Safe Sleep and SIDS:

Does Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? | Pediatrics

Breastfeed Your Baby to Reduce the Risk of SIDS

The Safe Sleep Seven - La Leche League International

Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019

Formula Marketing & WHO Code

Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes

WHO reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing

AAP's Relationship with Formula Companies - USLCA

The Many Crimes of The Nestle Company

The International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes FAQ

Strategy 9. Addressing the Marketing of Infant Formula | CDC

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The Nestle Baby Formula Scandal: The Darkest Chapter in Corporate History

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In this episode, we review a youtube video about Group B Strep that Dr. Momma Jones discusses. We're examining this video from our holistic & autonomous perspective on perinatal health!

 Stuart James Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1989 and became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1990. Dr. Fischbein now practices community-based birthing and works directly with home birthing midwives www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin, and breech deliveries. He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision-making, the midwifery model of care, and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 “Most Audacious” award from HRIC and the Association for Wholistic & Newborn Health. 

Links Referenced in this Video:

 Video Referenced: Candace Owens Birth Story is DANGEROUS medical misinformation

 Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization  

How your birth Decisions Affect Your Baby 

Group B Strep: Prioritizing Agenda Over Science**** https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XIyCcixhigungazd61Dut?si=B1CA-P8cTHiET0heVjMhyw

Group B streptococcus infection during pregnancy and infancy: estimates of regional and global burden

#222 Breech Birth Review & What You Need to Know About Group B Strep

Access your FREE Guide on mastering 5 Techniques to Conquer the Fear of Birth. As a bonus, discover a collection of mindfulness tools curated to quell anxiety and fear during pregnancy and childbirth. ⁠Grab Your Guide⁠.

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The best time to start preparing for a better birth is during pregnancy! I've curated a checklist to help you prepare for the fear-free, in-control, informed delivery you're looking for! We've also included things like when to start planning for your baby shower when to start buying baby items, and divided everything by trimester! Get The Checklist

You can also take my quiz on how to avoid a c-section and get tips on how you can avoid getting an unnecessary c- section. Just head to my website and click the banner.

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In today’s episode, Amanda evaluates the research on IUGR ( Intrauterine Growth Restriction) and SGA ( Small for Gestational Age). We also take a look at how accurate the diagnosis of IUGR and SGA is and how parents can make an informed decision when presented with a possible IUGR/SGA situation.

Amanda is a pharmacist turned birth and women’s health educator, whose own traumatic first birth experience motivated her to get educated about physiologic birth and informed consent. She is passionate about moms and birth workers truly understanding the options when it comes to birth - including interpreting research - and what truly informed choice looks like. Amanda has over 18 years of experience interpreting medical literature, and 2.5 years of experience being the mom of daughters for whom she hopes to change the outlook of women’s health and maternity care.

Links Referenced:

Access your FREE Guide on mastering 5 Techniques to Conquer the Fear of Birth. As a bonus, discover a collection of mindfulness tools curated to quell anxiety and fear during pregnancy and childbirth. ⁠Grab Your Guide⁠.

Live long, loud, and in prosperity-dear members of the "RebelBirth Crew."  Until we cross paths again, thrive unapologetically!

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NEEDED Prenatal Supplements:

FullWell Prenatal & Fertility Supplements

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Christian Hypnobirthing Course

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MotherLove Herbal Products

Today I'm talking about how my 2022 went as a birth worker and what I'm looking forward to in 2023. Change is coming and some of that change means no longer offering some services. Check out my latest episode as I show you the behind the scenes of being a mom and business owner.

The best time to start preparing for a better birth is during pregnancy! I've curated a checklist to help you prepare for the fear-free, in-control, informed delivery you're looking for! We've also included things like when to start planning for your baby shower when to start buying baby items, and divided everything by trimester! Get The Checklist

You can also take my quiz on how to avoid a c-section and get tips on how you can avoid getting an unnecessary c- section. Just head to my website and click the banner.

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Today we talk about what America's current philosophy is on breastfeeding and how the formula shortages negatively targeted breastfeeding in the news media, revealing our society's true feelings on breastfeeding.

Episodes to reference:

World Health Organizations Guidelines to Marketing Artificial Milk

Harms of Formula Marketing:

https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/strategy9-addressing-marketing-infant-formula.pdf 

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-04-2022-who-reveals-shocking-extent-of-exploitative-formula-milk-marketing

Aubrey is a Registered Dietician, Registered Kangaroula, and Lactation Counselor. She specializes in perinatal and pediatric nutrition, and integrative and functional medicine, she supports women in improving their health, cycles, and fertility so they can have a healthy pregnancy and reduce their risk of complications and preterm delivery. Today Aubrey chats about breastfeeding babies and if mothers should worry about transitioning their babies to cows milk once they hit one year of age.

Find Aubrey:

Matrescence Nutrition

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Stuart James Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1989 and became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1990. Dr. Fischbein now practices community-based birthing and works directly with home birthing midwives www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin, and breech deliveries. He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision-making, the midwifery model of care, and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 “Most Audacious” award from HRIC and the Association for Wholistic & Newborn Health.

Today we discussed the challenges of regulations that the healthcare system places on providers that cause challenges in providing optimal care and options for their patients. 

Resources:

Bodily Autonomy & Bad Information on Birthing Instincts Podcast

How Your Birth Decisions Affect Your Birth Episode 13

The best time to start preparing for a better birth is during pregnancy! I've curated a checklist to help you prepare for the fear-free, in-control, informed delivery you're looking for! We've also included things like when to start planning for your baby shower when to start buying baby items, and divided everything by trimester! Get The Checklist

You can also take my quiz on how to avoid a c-section and get tips on how you can avoid getting an unnecessary c- section. Just head to my website and click the banner.

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Dr. Stetzer is a Maternal Fetal Medicine Doctor that works with a lot of women who want to achieve a VBAC. Dr. Stetzer completed a residency at Michigan State University, Bi-County Community Hospital, and Henry Ford Hospital. He currently practices at MetroHealth. Today we talk about how he works with patients to achieve a VBAC in the hospital he works with. 

VBAC Resources:

ICAN: https://www.ican-online.org/ 

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www.fruitofthewombirth.com

My Childbirth Classes

Five things to know before you VBAC- Episode 5

The best time to start preparing for a better birth is during pregnancy! I've curated a checklist to help you prepare for the fear-free, in-control, informed delivery you're looking for! We've also included things like when to start planning for your baby shower when to start buying baby items, and divided everything by trimester! Get The Checklist

You can also take my quiz on how to avoid a c-section and get tips on how you can avoid getting an unnecessary c- section. Just head to my website and click the banner.

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Lactation Counselor vs Lactation Consultant... I've seen Lactation Professionals excluded from continuing education training because... they're not International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. I've seen IBCLCs call other Lactation Professionals dangerous and harmful or have heard them tell parents to only seek the advice of an IBCLC. Well, I'm here to clear the air and tell you what the difference is between an IBCLC & CLC. You'll be surprised to know they're not that different. 

*CORRECTION* CLC Training is 5 days. It just felt like a week*. 

Resources from the episode: 

IBCLC Scope 

CLC Scope 

What's The Real Difference Between a Lactation Consultant and Lactation Counselor

The best time to start preparing for a better birth is during pregnancy! I've curated a checklist to help you prepare for the fear-free, in-control, informed delivery you're looking for! We've also included things like when to start planning for your baby shower when to start buying baby items, and divided everything by trimester! Get The Checklist

You can also take my quiz on how to avoid a c-section and get tips on how you can avoid getting an unnecessary c- section. Just head to my website and click the banner.

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