On this episode, Renata and Jenna have another guest, Brittany Santa Barbara, RN. Brittany started her nursing career in the hospital NICU and worked there for about a year before going to the labor and delivery department in another hospital. She was a labor and delivery nurse for 6 years and then transitioned to the Nurse Educator. Her experience as a labor and delivery nurse has taught her so much. She feels being a part of someone’s birthing experience is so special. Generally, it can be a very happy and positive experience, but really, it’s a very vulnerable experience and both labor and delivery come with challenges that society doesn’t really talk about, such as a significant post-partum hemorrhage, unplanned emergency cesarean birth, hypertension/preeclampsia. In her role now as the nurse educator, she helps with updating hospital policies, so she does a lot of research on current practice in maternal health. She also teaches classes like fetal monitoring. What she likes most about her new position is that she can get creative and come up with new ways to educate as well as figure out what is most needed on the units and in the hospital. This episode tackled a lot of in hospital protocols and what they do in situations of emergencies, as well as implementing new ways to help moms when it comes to comfort in the hospital. Seeking Health Supplements: Prenatal Vitamins, Multivitamins, Probiotics, Supplements, and more — Seeking Health
