This is the chat to listen to if you’re a rural woman in health. It’s amazing how one experience can change the trajectory of the rest of your career. This is what happened for Jess. A rural physio her whole career took a sharp turn left when she herself needed support and didn’t know where to find it. Fueled by this it is Jess passion to support rural women in pregnancy and birth. I love the way Jess talks about problem solving and supporting rural communities, she doesn’t talk about quick fixes or rescuing people, she talks about slow consider approaches, with both face to face and telehealth options.
So how did this all come about? See as Jess explains, she fell pregnant as a complete surprise, and she hadn’t given a lot of thought to pregnancy or birth, let alone postpartum or what even a postpartum injury could look like. Jess takes us through her first birth and what happened after. She explains so accurately what she experienced and the signs and symptoms that something wasn’t right.
Unexpectedly Jess and I talk about how it is to be a rural clinician and patient in the same community, how to advocate for yourself, and what you can do in subsequent pregnancies if you feel something didn’t go right in the first. I laughed so much with Jess and could have spoken to her for hours.
Thank you so much Jess for highlights birth injuries and trauma, and for continuing to support rural women in their pregnancy and birth journeys. If you have listened to Jess and feel like you too need support, you can find her on her socials @ruralwomensphysio or via her website: https://www.theruralwomensphysio.com
For anyone in the herd who have loved this chat, we promise with many exciting things on the horizon that this is not the last you will see or hear from her!
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