EBB 114 - Fighting for Birth Needs as a Single Parent with Jenny Russell

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode I am joined by new parent Jenny Russell, a registered nurse from Tennessee. Jenny struggled with infertility during her previous marriage, became unexpectedly pregnant in a new relationship, and took the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class as a single parent without a support person. Her EBB Instructor taught the class and also served as her doula. Jenny works full time as a clinical analyst in evidence based nursing documentation. She is also a full time caregiver for her mother, who has early onset Alzheimer’s.

Jenny candidly shares the incredible pressures she faced in her prenatal care, including her traumatic and stressful experiences in choosing the right providers to work with her, and switching care to a midwife just weeks before her due date. We also talk about the importance of doulas, and the crucial role Jenny’s amazing doulas filled during her birth and postpartum care.

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) and our Instructor program. Find an EBB Instructor here, and click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

RESOURCES:

Click here for information about tongue tie from the Mayo Clinic.
Click here for an article explaining the dramatic rise in tongue and lip tie.
Visit KellyMom for an article about breastfeeding a baby with tongue or lip tie.
Click here for information on tongue and lip tie from La Leche League International.
Click here to see the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act.
Visit the Evidence Based Birth blog for all of our Signature Articles, such as The Evidence on: Erythromycin Eye Ointment for Newborns, and The Evidence on: Fetal Monitoring.

Follow Jenny on Facebook and Instagram.

Click here for the Evidence Based Birth Signature Article, The Evidence on: Doulas.

Click here for the Evidence Based Birth Signature Article, The Evidence on: Birthing Positions.

Find an Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class near you with this interactive map.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together
0:14.1	to get evidence-based information
0:16.1	into the hands of families and professionals
0:18.5	around the world.
0:20.0	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:23.4	See EB Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:29.9	On today's podcast, we are welcoming Jenny Russell.
0:33.2	Jenny Russell is a registered nurse who lives in Tennessee
0:36.1	and had a prior infertility journey five years ago
0:39.0	with her ex-husband.
0:40.5	She recently became unexpectedly pregnant through a different relationship and took the evidence-based
0:45.4	for a childbirth class as a single parent without a support person.
0:49.4	Heidi Duncan, her EBB instructor in the childbirth class, was both her childbirth educator and her Dula and support person.
0:56.0	Jenny works full-time as a clinical analyst and evidence-based nursing documentation.
1:01.0	She's also a full-time caregiver for her mother who has early onset Alzheimer's.
1:06.0	Welcome Jenny to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast.
1:09.0	Thanks Rebecca.
1:10.0	I'm so happy to be speaking with you today. So tell me,
1:14.0	me, genny, a little bit about your journey.
1:16.5	I know you were willing to share a little bit
1:18.4	about some of your prior difficulties
1:20.0	before you got pregnant with this pregnancy.
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