EBB 175 - Evidence on Midwives

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today's podcast episode is focused on a very important topic— the Evidence on Midwives.

We've been asked for years to publish an article or podcast on the evidence on midwifery care, and we felt there was no better day to release a podcast episode on this topic than May 5th, International Day of the Midwife!

In this episode, I discuss the different types of midwives, the history of midwifery care (and how it was nearly eliminated in the U.S.), and the research on the better health outcomes that are seen when families are randomly assigned to receive midwifery-led care. We also talk about the effects of racism and mistreatment in obstetric care, and how midwives — especially midwives of color— are a critical solution to the maternal mortality crisis in the U.S.

With the theme of the 2021 International Day of the Midwife being, “Follow the data and invest in midwives,” we are honored in this podcast episode to talk about why we need more midwives of color, and to acknowledge the Black grand midwives who have recently transitioned from elders to ancestors.

Content warning: In this episode, we talk about miscarriage, fetal loss, and racism.

Resources:

Learn more about Birth Place Lab Maps here (https://birthplacelab.org/maps).

Learn more about The Giving Voice to Mothers study here (https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-019-0729-2).

Learn more about Melanated Midwives here (https://melanatedmidwives.org).

Learn more about the National Black Midwives Alliance here (https://blackmidwivesalliance.org/).

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk about the evidence on
0:03.8	midwifery 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
0:14.6	founder of Evidence Base Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get
0:19.4	evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world. space information
0:23.4	around the world. As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:27.7	See EB Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:34.0	Hi everyone, today is International Day of the Midwife, May 5th,
0:39.0	and we thought there was no better way to celebrate at EBB than to talk about the research evidence on how
0:46.4	midwives save lives and impact outcomes around the globe.
0:51.4	Just a quick content warning before we get started. In today's episode we will the the effects of racism and mistreatment in obstetric care.
1:04.2	The International Day of the Midwife has been celebrated every year since 1992, led by the
1:09.4	International Confederation of Midwives, or ICM. This is a day of global recognition and
1:15.2	celebration of midwives around the world. It's recognized by more than 50
1:19.0	nations and it's coordinated by the ICM.
1:22.6	You can visit their website at international midwives.org.
1:26.5	The theme of the 2021 International Day of the Midwife
1:29.2	is actually follow the data and invest in midwives.
1:33.0	And so that's what I want to talk about today.
1:35.0	I want to talk about the data supporting midwifrey care around the world.
1:40.0	In many countries around the world,
1:42.0	midwives actually make up the vast majority of the
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