EBB 136 - Solutions for the Crisis in American Maternity Care with Jennie Joseph

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode I welcome Jennie Joseph, one of the world’s most respected midwives and authorities on women’s health. She’s a true advocate for systematic reform that puts families first in health care. Jennie is the founder and executive director of Commonsense Childbirth, Inc., and is also creator of The JJ Way, a patient-centered model of care.

Jennie has worked in European hospitals, American birth centers, clinics, and home birth environments. She’s been instrumental in the regulation of Florida midwives, and currently owns a Florida-licensed midwifery school, the Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery. Jennie speaks worldwide to doctors, other practitioners, policy makers, and members of the U.S. Congress, including testifying at Congressional briefings on Capitol Hill.

Jennie and I talk about solutions for the crisis in American maternity care. Don’t miss this powerful conversation.

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.

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Click here for information on Commonsense Childbirth Inc., and here to learn about The JJ Way.

For more on the Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery, click here.

Learn about the National Perinatal Task Force here.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Jenny Joseph about
0:03.8	solutions for the crisis in American maternity care.
0:07.0	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.
0:18.0	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and
0:24.8	professionals around the world.
0:27.2	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:30.6	See EB-B-B-Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:34.8	Hi everyone today, I am so excited to welcome Jenny Joseph
0:39.6	to the Evidence-based Birth Podcast.
0:42.0	Jenny Joseph is one of the world's most respected
0:44.0	midwives and authorities on women's health, healthy pregnancies, healthy
0:47.8	deliveries, and healthy babies. She's a true advocate for systematic reform that puts families first in health care.
0:54.6	Jenny is the founder and executive director of Common Sense Child Birth Inc and the
0:59.2	creator of the JJ Way, a common sense approach designed for women and children.
1:04.4	After training as a British midwife, Jenny moved to the United States and began a journey that
1:08.3	culminated in the formation of an innovative maternal child health care system which markedly improves birth outcomes for thousands of women and children in the US.
1:17.0	Jenny has worked in European hospitals, American birth centers, clinics,, and Home Birth Environments.
1:23.2	She's been instrumental in the regulation of Florida midwives.
1:26.6	She is the former chair of Florida State Council of Licensed Midwives.
1:30.6	And currently, Jenny owns a Florida licensed Midwifrey school
1:33.8	named the Common Sense Childhood School of Midwifrey and that is run in conjunction
1:37.8	with the birthplace which is a world-renowned birth center in Winter Garden Florida.
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