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Renoites- The Podcast about Reno NevadaRenoites @ RFM - Samantha DeAndrea from Doula Co-opRenoites at the Riverside Farmer's Market is a limited Renoites series with the vendors of the Riverside Farmer's Market in Reno, Nevada. The year-round farmer's market takes place Sundays at Idlewild Park from 8-1. You can us at the Renoites booth most weeks, if you'd like to chat, share ideas, purchase merch or sign up to support the show financially, or just say hi!
This week's episode features Samantha DeAndrea from Doula Co-op discussing what a doula is and isn't (they aren't just for pregnancy!), how they fits into the world of medical care, the co-op model...2023-07-1517 min
American Dreams PodcastBest PracticesThis last episode of American Dreams: Reproductive Justice is about the best practices for achieving healthy pregnancies and births, and that involves working together.We spoke to Dr. Saraswathi Vedam with The Birth Place Lab, a division of the University of British Columbia. This lab conducts research and helps provide equitable access to reproductive care. As stated on their website, the lab focuses on four sections of reproductive care: person-centered measurement of equity, quality, and safety; (2) designing and implementing accountability tools and systems; (3) improving health professional education on anti-oppression, anti-racism, and cultural safety; and (4) expanding representation in...2023-02-2628 min
American Dreams: Reproductive JusticeMidwives and Reproductive JusticeAshlee Hernanz Alvarez was 18 when she had her first daughter, Mimi. She was on Medicaid, and went to the only public hospital in Southern Nevada. She was not treated well. The labor and delivery nurses were understaffed, her doctor was not around, and when a fill-in doctor walked in, he treated her as if she was disturbing his night. Ashlee describes the birth as "savage." For her second birth four years later, Ashlee turned to a midwife. Her experience was far better. She got to watch comedy when her labor started, so she would be distracted by laughter. She...2023-02-1928 min
American Dreams PodcastMidwives and Reproductive JusticeAshlee Hernanz Alvarez was 18 when she had her first daughter, Mimi. She was on Medicaid, and went to the only public hospital in Southern Nevada. She was not treated well. The labor and delivery nurses were understaffed, her doctor was not around, and when a fill-in doctor walked in, he treated her as if she was disturbing his night. Ashlee describes the birth as "savage." For her second birth four years later, Ashlee turned to a midwife. Her experience was far better. She got to watch comedy when her labor started, so she would be distracted by laughter. She...2023-02-1228 min
American Dreams PodcastReproductive INjusticeIn this episode, we’re exploring medical systems in Black and Brown communities. The maternal mortality rate for Black women is THREE TIMES the rate than it is for white women. More surprisingly, the ALMOST mortality rate is higher than most of us realize. Chi Chi Okwu, who you heard in episode 1, starts us off by pointing out that the likelihood that you will have a healthy pregnancy, which includes the postpartum experience, is embedded in the history of our country. And it can mostly really be described with one word: Racism."Like a lot of...2023-01-1532 min
American Dreams PodcastAmerican Dreams TrailerAs 2023 dawns, women in the U.S. look back on the last year and see one glaring issue: 2022 was the year their right to have an abortion was severely curtailed.But many women did not have access to abortions even before the Dobbs decision. Women on Medicaid, in the same states that are outlawing abortion now. Women who live in rural areas. Women who don’t have access to good doctors, and good advice.One thing the popular press doesn’t seem to talk about is how many women and trans men (anyone with a uter...2023-01-0501 min
Wealth and Wellness UniversityPostpartum Depression ExplainedIf you would like to read the blog post on this topic, click below!
Postpartum Depression-- You're Not Alone Blog Post
This was a request from a listener. If there is a topic you'd like me to cover please feel free to reach out.
Kaleigh Mancha (Doula)
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2020-08-2708 min