Welcome to the birthful podcast. I'm Adriana Lozada, and today we're going to be talking about birth trauma,

as in the trauma that can happen during birth. Having a baby is

a monumental, full body and mind event that can stir up a lot of feelings. What if the birth you think

you should have and the one you actually have don't match up? To go deep into all the feelings,

I'll be talking to Jody Hall. Stay tuned.

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All right. Today I am so honored to have the ever mindful Jody Hall on the podcast.

Jody is a mother, dancer,

activist, educator, and researcher, and has a PhD in health and rehabilitation sciences from the University of Western Ontario. She's also assistant adjunct professor at the School of Nursing

in Western University. Jody has published research on the impact of trauma

on the transition to mothering, the health-related needs of women in conflict with the law,

and the ethic of conducting health research within incarcerated settings. Jody also worked

as a doula and childbirth educator for 10 years with a focus on the intersections between trauma histories

and the experiences of women during the childbearing years.

She was employed in both residential and clinical settings as a full-time woman abuse counselor.

Her unique combinations of skills from both the birthing community and the violence against

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