On this week's episode, we welcome Mandy Irby, @thebirthnurse. Mandy is a board-certified labor nurse with 12 years of experience. Through her own birth experiences and her years at the bedside she has recognized the desperate need for trauma-informed care, not just for the benefit of patients, but also for nurses. Mandy joins us to discuss the importance of trauma-informed for a culture change in perinatal nursing.
On this episode, you will hear:
- Challenges of trauma-informed care in nursing
- Repair and emotional regulation in trauma-informed care
- Empowering patient-centered care through trauma-informed practices
- The role of nurses in patient care and outcomes
- Education and confidence in healthcare workers
You can find Mandy by visiting her website, LinkedIn, and @thebirthnurse
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Guest Bio:
Mandy Irby, is a board-certified labor nurse with 12 years of experience supporting survivors of assault and trauma through pregnancy, birth planning, and at their bedside during childbirth and pregnancy loss. After experiencing her own birth trauma, she quickly learned that the birth care system is NOT centered on human rights, patient choice, and the individual human experience. In 2020, Mandy made education a full-time career. She now teaches and supports parents and nurses how to better center voice, choice, and physiology in birth. It's Mandy’s mission to change birth culture so that it's parent-centered, trauma-informed, and safe – for everyone.
Mandy enjoys teaching L&D units in-person Peanut Ball, Labor Support Skills and Trauma-Informed Care At the Bedside workshops. She also supports local parents with small-group Spinning Babies® Parent Classes when in-person learning is safest. Mandy is also an international educator through her online, on-demand childbirth ed classes and she supports anxious parents-to-be with virtual, one-on-one trauma-informed birth strategy sessions. She’s the co-founder of Fearless Birth, Delivered, founder and owner of The Birth Nurse®, and a proud co-creator of the BRAND NEW Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Program. As a creative educator, Mandy is also the co-author of an Amazon-best seller VBAC book, Baby Got VBAC, and reaches millions of viewers each month through her very engaged, tongue-in-cheek social media platforms.
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