History of Midwifery - a podcast by More Banana

History of Midwifery

In this episode Jessy and Rebekah talk all about the history of midwifery here in the United States. But, before that, BIG NEWS. We are going to start releasing a super secret episode every month for our monthly subscribers! Our first episode is going to come out in March and will be all about NIPPLES! So, head on over to glow.fm/welcometomyvagina and become a monthly subscriber so you can have access to our first secret release and all the ones that follow! Also, we are participating in a live event at Threes Brewing in Brooklyn! It’s International Women’s Day and so we are going to play some games, give out some prizes, and then host a live podcast recording. Want to know the theme? Come to Threes! Sunday, March 8th at 2pm. We go on at 2:30 right after our good and hilarious friend Kendra Cunningham who you should also come see.



04:20: Check out this documentary, “All My Babies…a midwife’s own story.” Produced by George C. Stoney, it was used as an educational tool for midwives in the United States with the express intention of promoting greater cooperation between midwives and the healthcare system. In 2002, it was selected for preservation by the United States National Film Registry, part of the Library of Congress.


08:15: Here is the story of Stephanie Snook, who was supposed to be interviewed for an article about indigenous women’s high rate of pregnancy-related deaths. She went into cardiac arrest before she was able to give birth to her babies and her story was barely covered by the news.


11:00: Doctors did not misplace midwives. They displaced midwives. 


14:30: Here is an article from The Sun all about King Louie the XIV and his fetish about childbirth. We’re all about fetishes here but not so much when they change the course of human history to the detriment of women’s health. Just sayin’. 



21:00: Here is an article form The Washington Post and one from Oprah Magazine talking about discrepancy in healthcare based off race.



22:00: Check out this ProPublica article, “A Larger Role for Midwives Could Improve Deficient US Care for Mothers and Babies,” if you want to learn more about the important role midwives could play in reducing maternal and infant mortality.



24:30: Here is an article specifically about changes in maternal mortality in the US over time as well as the causes of death. Here is the maternal mortality rate by country (info from 2015) done by the CIA World Factbook.



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