Sammy’s dear friend,  Aliza Mendiola, sits down to chat all things birth, NICU & circumcision. She shares her personal journey from working in hospitals, to being a birth assistant and now going back to nursing school to become a home birth midwife. She discusses the circumcision process in depth, medical kidnapping, and the dark side of the NICU.

In this episode:

• Different kinds of birth work: doulas, birth assistants, CNM’s & direct entry midwives
• Group B Strep: should we worry about it?
• Nurses & the savior complex
• Aliza’s experience working in the NICU & assisting with circumcisions
• The heroism complex of NICU nurses

Show References:

• American Circumcision Movie

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