EBB 126 - Finding the right provider, and birth in the Dominican Republic with Leiko Hidaka

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I am joined by Leiko Hidaka, an Evidence Based Birth Instructor from the Dominican Republic. Leiko holds a Master’s degree in Human Settlements and Environment. She earned her birth doula certification with DONA International, and her childbirth educator certification with the International Childbirth Education Association. She serves as International Coordinator for ICAN, and also leads the local ICAN chapter of the Dominican Republic, where she is a highly respected and passionate leader for women’s autonomy through evidence based care. Leiko became an EBB Instructor in 2018, and she teaches classes and workshops for parents and birth professionals in the Dominical Republic. She is also working to establish a free standing birth center there.

Leiko and I talk about what birth is like in the Dominican Republic, and the challenges all women face in finding the provider who is right for their unique needs. We also discuss a technique called motivational interviewing, and how to use that strategy to navigate communication with providers.

Trigger warning: This podcast address obstetric violence and fear.

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Resources:

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Click here for the Evidence Based Birth COVID-19 resource page.

Click here to see EBB’s new Sample Informed Consent Form for Refusal to Separate Birthing Parent and Infant. This document is also available in Spanish.

For Spanish translations of EBB’s one-page handouts, click here.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Leiko
0:03.8	Hudaka an EBB instructor in the Dominican Republic about finding the right
0:08.0	provider for your birth. Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse
0:17.6	with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Base Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based
0:24.7	information into the hands of families and professionals around the world.
0:28.7	As a reminder this information is not medical advice. See EB Birth.com
0:35.0	slash disclaimer for more details.
0:37.0	Hi everyone today I'm so excited to welcome Leiko Hidaka
0:42.0	to the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast.
0:44.8	Before we get started, I have a few important announcements.
0:47.9	First, this Monday on April 27, we released another research update on COVID-19 that you can access at our COVID-19
0:55.6	resource page, evidence-based birth.com slash COVID-19. In that update we also
1:01.2	addressed a few of the questions that have been submitted by our listeners.
1:06.0	Those questions are how accurate are tests for SARS COV2?
1:10.6	And what about the accuracy of antibody tests?
1:13.0	Should I be worried about being discharged home early from the hospital after giving birth?
1:17.5	And which prenatal visits should be face to face?
1:20.5	Which should be virtual or omitted entirely.
1:24.0	Again, you can access the archives of our newsletter, including the Q&As,
1:29.0	by going to EvidencebasedBirth.com
1:31.0	slash COVID-19 and then scrolling to the research update for April 27.
1:36.1	On that page we also have a sample informed consent form for people who want to refuse newborn separation if they test positive for COVID-19.
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