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Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#91 The One Where Sarah Messes UpIn this season-six finale of the podcast, Sarah Lavonne and Justine look back on a whirlwind year at Bundle Birth, with new classes, a reboot on YouTube, and new hospital trainings. Sarah shares an “epic fail” at her first Advanced Physiologic Birth training, then explains how the mishap led her to redesign the class and refocus on meeting you where you’re at, giving you the positioning training you want while also being authentic. The pair riff on systemic problems in maternity care, the power of empathy, and balancing big-picture change in the healthcare industry.*Disclaimer: To any of...2025-07-2854 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#90 How Babies Self-Protect in Labor: Intrinsic Factors in Fetal MonitoringOn this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Heidi joins Sarah Lavonne and Justine to explore the fetal monitoring strip from the baby’s perspective and physiology! They reveal how fetal hemoglobin, baroreceptors and chemoreceptors, autonomic tug-of-war, and stress hormones power a baby’s built-in defense system during labor. They talk about why low O2 saturations are normal, what truly triggers variables and lates, and tips to prep for C-EFM certification. Thanks for listening and subscribing!Send in your question to be featured in Season 7 of the Pod! (90 sec total)https://www.speakpipe.com/H...2025-07-2148 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#89 Surviving AFE: From Trauma to Survival to Advocacy with The Birth Trauma MamaIn this powerful episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne and Justine sit down with AFE survivor and trauma therapist Kayleigh Summers, whom you may recognize as @thebirthtraumamama on IG. Kayleigh shares the shocking details of her near-death birth story, the moment everything changed, and the life-saving interventions that brought her back. Now a fierce advocate for trauma-informed care, Kaylee is using her voice to raise awareness about AFE and support survivors. This conversation is raw, emotional, and deeply important for every nurse and birth worker to hear. Thanks for listening and subscribing! Send i...2025-07-1455 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#86 A Survival Guide to High Risk Emergencies with Bre ClingerIt’s finally here! Birthed into the world our new OB Emergency Pocket Guide titled, Confidence in Crisis: A Nurse's Pocketbook Guide to Master OB Emergencies. Join Sarah Lavonne as she has a celebratory and educational conversation with Bre Clinger. The guide was created by Bre Clinger, a Bundle Birth Nurse Mentor, to provide nurses with quick-reference information on 17 major obstetric emergencies. In this episode, you’ll get a behind the scenes look at what it took to create the guide, including Bre's personal experiences, motivations and goal of empowering nurses to provide the best care with confidence.Th...2025-06-2340 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#85 Content vs. Context: A Shift That Changed EverythingIn this soul-stirring episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne and Justine Arechiga dive deep into the powerful shift from content to context—a mindset that invites you to slow down, be present, and choose intentionality in both your personal life and your nursing practice.Together, they explore what it means to stop "should-ing" yourself to death, reclaim your presence at work and at home, and actively participate in your life instead of simply going through the motions. Through personal stories, metaphors (hello, mushroom eater!), and real-life insights from the floor, Sarah and Justine ch...2025-06-1641 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#84 The Future of Nursing Starts with Us featuring Monica McLemoreIn this powerful and heartfelt episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne sits down with the brilliant and unapologetically real Dr. Monica McLemore for a conversation that will shift the way you think about nursing, reproductive health, and your role in this work. From their first meeting to this moment of connection, Sarah and Monica reflect on humility, curiosity, and the humanity at the core of nursing. Dr. McLemore shares her journey—starting as born a preemie to becoming a nationally respected nurse scientist, public health expert, and fierce advocate for reproductive justice. Monica calls out th...2025-06-0949 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#82 What Nurses Can Learn from Childbirth EducationThink you know birth? In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne and Justine Arechiga dive into why every nurse should take a childbirth class—no matter where you are in your career. From surprising lessons learned to the gaps in patient and traditional nurse education, they unpack why patients should take a childbirth class and what nurses can learn from childbirth education and how it can strengthen your patient care. Whether you’re a student, new grad, or seasoned L&D nurse, this candid conversation will challenge your assumptions and remind you that there’s alwa...2025-05-2638 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#80 Celebrating YOU for Nurse’s Week!Welcome back to Season 7 of the podcast Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses with Sarah Lavonne and Justine Arechiga. In this episode as we kick off the new season, we are celebrating Nurses Week! As we celebrate you all year long, we wanted to do an extra special episode highlighting the incredible nurses that were nominated for Starfish Awards. Sarah and Justine share what the Starfish Awards mean, how we all represent the award, and share heartfelt stories directly from the nominees. They also talk about what the season will look like and some special guests we plan to...2025-05-1248 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#73 Amy the Good Nurse: Taking Down America’s Most Prolific Serial KillerIn this gripping episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne sits down with Amy the Good Nurse (Amy Loughren), the nurse whose incredible bravery take down America’s most prolific serial killer. Amy shares her deeply personal story of uncovering the shocking truth about her best friend and colleague, a trusted ICU nurse who was secretly murdering patients.From the moment detectives approached Amy to the harrowing experience of working undercover, she navigated the emotional fallout of betrayal. This episode dives into the moral and ethical dilemmas she faced. Amy’s courage not only expo...2024-12-0954 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#71 Cord Gas Essentials: What L&D Nurses Need to KnowThis episode on Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne is joined with Bundle Birth educator, Heidi Nielsen in this enlightening episode as they dive into the critical world of cord gas analysis. Understanding cord gas results is essential in guiding newborn care, particularly for identifying infants at risk of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) who may need therapeutic cooling.Sarah and Heidi break down the basics of interpreting arterial and venous cord gases, explaining why parameters like pH, PCO2, and base deficit matter so much. They discuss the signs of respiratory and metabolic acidosis, how each...2024-11-2546 min
DoubletakeIn Glass, Part IAccording to the Department of Health and Human services, in 2021 over 70,000 babies in the U.S. were conceived using in vitro fertilization, or IVF. That’s over 2 percent, and in some European countries that figure is over 4 percent. And it’s rising rapidly all over the world. And that’s raising questions about the limits of using medical technology to produce children.Today, WORLD reporter Leah Savas has the first of a two-part story about someone who crashed into those limits: medical, emotional, and spiritual. And walked away with a lot more than she bargained for....2024-11-2328 min
Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses#69 The Power of Physiologic Birth: Improving Outcomes with Sarah LavonneIn this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne dives into the journey behind the creation of the Physiologic Birth Class. From working in a highly medicalized L&D unit to later experiencing a contrasting approach in a more affluent hospital, Sarah's nursing career shaped her vision for promoting physiologic birth. Driven by a desire to empower nurses, she designed this class to equip them with the knowledge and hands-on skills essential for supporting physiologic labor and birth. Thousands of nurses have since been trained and seen the impact on their practice while enhancing birth outcomes...2024-11-1146 min