Hey! We are Ashleigh & Erica Lea and we own Clover Leaf Midwifery in FL state. We are one licensed midwife and one student midwife, however we are not YOUR midwives. We seek out current and evidence based stats and information for the topics we present. But this podcast should not be used as a substitute for real obstetrical or gynecological care, nor should it serve to replace the advice of your chosen provider. We do encourage you to ask hard questions and/or seek out the care of a provider that is a better fit for your needs. Please also note that we absolutely use filthy language during our discussions, which may occasionally be about controversial or triggering subject matter. So, now that’s out of the way, who wants to get buzzed and talk about birth shit?
Get buzzed and enjoy our interview with Chelsea, who experienced a precipitous birth (less than 3 hours). She's so fucking cool!
Are you a client of ours and want to be on our pod? Though you don't have to have been a client of ours to chat with us. If you have an incredible story that you want to share, we would be ecstatic to have you in the podoir or schedule an interview call with you! Drop us a message over at midwiveswithnolives@gmail.com (mailto:midwiveswithnolives@gmail.com) or mwnlpod.com/connect
And until next time, may your coffee be strong and your birth be well-informed!
29 May 2023
Postpartum Anxiety, OCD & Psychosis
In honor of Mental Health Awareness month (May), we bring you this episode discussing postpartum anxiety, obssessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis. Please enjoy our interview with the loveliest soul, who ever-so-generously shared their personal experience with postpartum psychosis. Our goal is to destigmatize this topic and bring awareness so that you may recognize if you yourself or someone in your life is struggling to adjust to this new postpartum shift.
As always we thank you for continuing to listen in on whatever shit we want to talk about each week! If you're a doula, midwife or parent who has a story, some info or experience with any postpartum mood disorder, please consider sending them to us at midwiveswithnolives@gmail.com or MwnLPod.com/connect.
And if you're enjoying MwnL, we'd love your feedback, ratings & reviews!
References:
Vitamin D & the Omega-3 fatty acids control serotonin synthesis & action relevance for ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia & impulsive behavior
Vitamin D & fish oil improve cognition & mood by supporting serotonin
NLM - NIH: anxiety during pg & pp; course, predictors and co-morbidities
NLM - NIH: association between vitamin d supplementation & mental health in healthy adults; a systematic review
Cleveland Clinic - Postpartum Anxiety
postpartum.net - anxiety during pg & pp
postpartum.net - pg & pp obsessive compulsive symptoms
UtD: Overview of the postpartum period; disorders and complications
UtD: Postpartum unipolar major depression: Epidemiology, clinical features, assessment, and diagnosis
UtD: Treatment of postpartum psychosis
UtD: Postpartum psychosis: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, course, assessment, and diagnosis
Please also consider checking out This Podcast will Kill You’s episode on Vitamin D as well as a NYTimes article “This is what PPA feels like”
26 May 2023
Let's Get Buzzed over Pre-Eclampsia & Gestational Diabetes
In honor of May being Pre-Eclampsia Awareness Month, we're bringing you our fabulous episode where we talk about how fucking creepy Pre-Eclampsia is as well as discussing Gestational Diabetes (HINT: It really doesn't have to be a big deal).
Resources for this episode:
UpToDate: PreEclamspia Pathogenesis
UpToDate: PreEclampsia Clinical Features and Diagnosis
UpToDate: PreEclampsia Antepartum Management & Timing of Delivery
UpToDate: PreEclampsia Prevention
PreEclampsia.org
National Library of Medicine - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9003278/
Evidence Based Birth - GDM Signature article - https://evidencebasedbirth.com/gestational-diabetes-and-the-glucola-test/
May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, so we will have an episode on PostPartum Mood Disorders releasing soon!
Thank you for continuing to join us! Your support has been amazing!
If you're a doula, midwife or parent who has a story, some info or experience with gestational diabetes or pre-eclampsia, please consider sending them to us at midwiveswithnolives@gmail.com or MwnLPod.com/connect.
And if you're enjoying MwnL, we'd love your feedback, ratings & reviews!
26 May 2023
History of Midwifery & Florida Midwifery Laws
You definitely might wanna get buzzed for this one! We'll be getting into the History of Midwifery and Licensed Midwifery Law & Rule here in Florida. Which doesn't sound super exciting!! However the way things are progressing, especially with FL's political climate, it's important to know how we stripped a whole group of Midwives of Color, from being able to serve their communities. And how we're still struggling to bring more BIPOC people into the Midwifery world.
** DISCLAIMER ** Please excuse the poor sound quality and background noises in this episode, which was recorded several months ago when we were still figuring out all of our settings. Thank you for sticking through our awkwardness! And we'll happily revisit this topic again in the future, for a better quality recording!
Resources for today's episode:
A Cascade of Intervention? Legislating Midwifery in Florida, 1920-1992, by Megan Bowes, from 2014.
Chapter 467 - FL Statute
64B24-7 Midwifery Practices Act - FL Law & Rule
Thank you for continuing to join us! Your support has been amazing!
If you're a doula, midwife or parent who has some info or stories about the laws and history of midwifery in your area/region, please consider sending them to us at midwiveswithnolives@gmail.com or MwnLPod.com/connect.
And if you're enjoying MwnL, we'd love your feedback, ratings & reviews!
17 May 2023
To Cope or Not to Cope
Thanks for joining us today! We're going to talk about coping with contractions and what you can do if you feel like you're no longer coping!
If you're a doula, midwife or parent who has some stories about excellent coping or when a labor needed a little assistance please consider sending them to us at midwiveswithnolives@gmail.com or MwnLPod.com/connect.
And if you're enjoying MwnL, we'd love your feedback, ratings & reviews!
14 May 2023
Birth Physiology
Hey! Thank you so much for joining us! In this episode we discuss the hormones of physiological labor/birth as well as how childbirth changes your brain! We'll happily revisit this topic as a whole later once we figure our shit out. But we breakdown each hormone responsible during labor and we will definitely dive into these MUCH more on an individual level as we become a little more experienced. Please note: These episodes have been recorded since Fall 2022 and we have since decided that Ashleigh and Erica will EACH present a topic each episode. So we do genuinely hope you enjoy and if not, you're so totally free not to listen... Now that's out of the way, who wants to get buzzed and talk about birth shit?
Resources for this episode:
Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence & Implications for Women, Babies and Maternity Care; by Dr. Sarah Buckley
UpToDate - Preparation for Childbirth; by Judith A. Lothian RN, PhD., LCCE, FAAN
Scientific America article - Pregnancy causes lasting changes in a woman’s brain; by Catherine Caruso
Recommended reading:
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy & Birth Edition; by The Bosten Women’s Health Book Collective
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering; by Dr. Sarah Buckley
Birth & Breastfeeding: Rediscovering the Needs of Women during Pregnancy and Childbirth (Health & Healing); by Michele Odent
Mindful Birthing; by Nancy Bardacke
The Birth Partner; by Penny Simkin & Rina Ríos
Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia; by Penny Simkin
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