Common Sense Pregnancy & Parenting

Jeanne talks with Dr. Robert Hamilton, pediatrician, creator of the life-changing “Hamilton hold” and author of 7 Secrets of the Newborn (St. Martin’s Press, 2018). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with Chris Beard, CNM in a repeat episode about how midwives are creating better healthcare experiences and outcomes for women who give birth in hospitals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks about the home versus hospital debate and interviews Certified Professional Midwife, Maria Chowdhury, CPM about home birth and Birthsong Botanicals.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks about International Women’s Day & Women’s History Month and interviews Maria Cavalcanti, President and CEO of Pro Mujer about how women and mothers throughout Latin America are making change happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne, Heather Avis (author of The Lucky Few - https://www.heatheravis.com/) and certified nurse midwife Chris Beard answer Kate’s email about genetic testing and finding out her baby may have Downs Syndrome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with Licensed Massage Therapist Isabel Spradlin about how scar tissue affects women’s pelvis and abdomen after c-sections and how massage therapy and self-care promotes healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews Risa Kerslake (RisaKerslakeWrites.com) about switching careers from nursing to writing and about her journey through infertility to motherhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks about the measles outbreak hitting unvaccinated kids and interviews Jessica Mason with the National Partnership for Women & Families about the 26th anniversary of the FMLA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks about how much stuff babies really need and with midwife Chris Beard about premature contractions, premature labor, premature rupture of membranes and premature birth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne asks listeners to help start the conversations we’ll have about pregnancy, parenting and politics in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne answers q’s about who staffs the labor unit on holidays and about placental complications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with student nurse, Anu Bhullar, about finding her way into women’s health and the birth profession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of all-about-BV podcast, Jeanne interviews author, clinical sexologist and outspoken women’s health advocate, Shan Boody about bacterial vaginosis, it’s impact on women’s sex lives and self esteem and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews Dr. Roshini Raj, Board-Certified Physician, Women’s Health Advocate, Author and Medical Correspondent about what BV is, what a new study says about its impact on women’s well-being and what women can do to get rid of it. This is part one of a two-parter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews midwife, doula trainer, cultural competency trainer, Shafia Monroe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne answers listener emails and talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about the new August, 2018 NIH study recommendations about 39 week inductions for first time mothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews registered dietitian, Cassie Bjork, author of best-seller, Why Am I Still Fat, about metabolism, pregnancy, and postpartum women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with Dr. Annie Salsberg with Kabritausa.com about the products families use when breastfeeding doesn’t work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne answers an email about insomnia during pregnancy and talks with Romper.com writer, Kelly McWiliams, about how anxiety impacts pregnancy and what the hell to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne answers her own interview question as she gets ready to send kids out in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices