The Woman Centered Health Podcast

In this episode we Mary Kathleen Haber about inclusive sexual health assessments. We cover a lot of information including why inclusivity and language is important, important questions to ask, how to frame sexual and reproductive health questions across the lifespan, how our current questioning my be limited, and how we can make our environment more inclusive. Mary Kathleen also reviews the sexual health assessment she uses in her practice. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 71: Inclusive Sexual Health Assessments with Mary Kathleen Haber appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode, we interview Mindy Spigel, author of "There's a Snake on My Head," about patient experience and how clinicians can alleviate patient's fear and anxiety when seeking healthcare. Based on her research, she shares three things patient's must feel in order to be fully present and engaged during their visit because everyone enters the doors of healthcare with fear. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 70: Patient Experience with Mindy Spigel appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode, we interview Claire Phillips, systems-thinker extraordinaire and founder of Nursing the System. We talk about "good leadership," principles of service design, and how to incorporate service design into your practice/leadership role. We end with communication tips for leaders and front-line workers and how leaders and front-line workers can build working relationships. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 69: Service Design with Dr. Claire Phillips appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Sara Gorman, author and CEO of Critica, about managing misinformation. We discuss the difference between misinformation and disinformation, infodemics, the pitfalls of arguing on social media, and how clinicians can manage mis/disinformation in their practice. Of course we nerd out over neuroscience and the books she has written/is writing along the way. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 68: Managing Misinformation with Dr. Sara Gorman appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Dixie Weber and Rebecca Vahle from Family to Family Support Network about safe havens. We compare and contrast safe havens, baby boxes, and infant abandonment and the three policies that every hospital should have. We also discuss important communication tips when speaking with a pregnant person in crisis and questions to ask when someone is considering or utilizing a safe haven. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 67: Safe Havens with Dixie Weber and Rebecca Vahle appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode, we interview Rose Horton and take a deep dive into healthcare burnout and some tips and tricks for combating burnout. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 66: Burnout and Compassion with Rose Horton appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Dr. Lina Buffington, the Executive Director of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health (NSRH). NSRH and the resources they offer are another great tool for clinicians, especially for folks providing abortion care. We cover the goals and mission of NSRH, the value of being a member, and the specialized training they offer to nurses. We also get into some great conversations about gaps in sexual and reproductive health care and how the recent Dobbs decision is impacting sexual and reproductive health. Be sure to check this episode out if you want some hope for the future of sexual and reproductive health care. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 65: Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health with Dr. Lina Buffington appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Rose Horton and Catherine Hill about the new Respectful Maternity Toolkit developed by the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN). We cover why the kit was developed, how the kit was developed, what's included in the kit, and tips for getting buy-in and implementing the respectful maternity care toolkit. Nurses can now get CE for listening to the WCH Podcast here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 64: Respectful Maternity Care Toolkit with Rose Horton and Catherine Hill appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Laura Foran Lewis PhD, RN about her award-winning research exploring the birth experiences of women on the autism spectrum. We talk about the importance of participatory action research, the need to broaden our idea of what is autism, universal design, birth plan redesign, birth trauma, and of course, how you can improve your communication to prevent trauma and establish trusting relationships. Get your CEU for listening here: bit.ly/WCHCEU or download the CEHQ app on #Android or #Apple to listen, learn, and earn wherever you are! For transcripts, resources, and questions asked check out our website www.womancenteredhealth.com The post EP 63: Birth Experiences of Autistic People with Dr. Laura Foran Lewis appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Ginny Ryan, a bioethicist, on bioethics in reproductive healthcare. We sort out the difference between ethics, morals, conscientious practice, and to who autonomy belongs. We also cover the principles of ethics and how to apply them to your practice and the impact Roe v. Wade has beyond abortion. Check out our website for questions, resources, and transcripts. The post EP 62: Bioethics in Reproductive Health with Dr. Ginny Ryan appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Dr. Stephanie Faubion about hormone therapy for the treatment of menopause symptoms. We cover the new position statement released by NAMS about hormone therapy, what changed since the last position statement, how clinicians can frame conversations about hormone therapy, and where clinicians can learn more about providing hormone therapy. You can also still register for the NAMS Conference that is being held in Atlanta October 12-15, 2022. The post EP 61: Hormone Therapy with Dr. Stephanie Faubion appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Diana Love about providing clinical care for folks with intersex traits. We cover what are intersex traits, how folks with intersex traits have been historically cared for, how they should be cared for, and what you can do to make your practice more inclusive. The post EP 60: Caring for Folks with Intersex Traits with Diana Love appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Dr. Melissa Houser about how to have a neuro-inclusive clinical practice. We also discuss neurodiversity, neurodivergence, the social model of disability, what happens when we operate from a "default," and being diagnosed as neurodivergent later in life. The post EP 59: Neuro-inclusive Clinical Practice with Dr. Melissa Houser appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Grace Swartzendruber, a full spectrum doula, about doula care. We cover what a doula is, what they do, why someone would hire a doula, the benefits of a doula, and how a doula can be a valuable member of the birth team. The post EP 58: Doula Care with Grace Swartzendruber appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interviewed Dr. Piri Ackerman-Barger about microaggressions in healthcare including what is a microaggression, how microaggressions differ from racism or stereotypes, common microaggressions in the healthcare setting, and how to deal with microaggressions. The post EP 57: Microaggressions with Dr. Piri Ackerman-Barger appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Dr. Allison Said, a Gynecologist Oncologist, about health literacy including how women's health literacy may differ from general health literacy, the impact of health literacy, and the clinicians role in health literacy. The post EP 56: Health Literacy with Dr. Allison Saiz appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Dawn Ainger, CEO of Genova Technology, about her company and our partnership to offer CEUs to nurses for listening to the WCH podcast. The post CEUs from CEHQ with Dawn Ainger appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview a researcher, Dr. Rebecca Clark, about nursing culture (at both the clinic/unit level and systems level), racism, and how nursing culture and racism impacts maternal outcomes. The post EP 55: Nursing Culture, Racism, and Maternal Outcomes with Dr. Rebecca Clark appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

In this episode we interview Megan Aucutt, the Director of Programs for Health Birth Day, Inc. and Count the Kicks, about a tool that clinicians can discuss with pregnant folks on tracking fetal movement. The post EP 54: Count the Kicks with Megan Aucutt appeared first on Woman Centered Health.

**Trigger Warning** This episodes discusses sensitive issues including medical violence and assault. In this episode we welcome back Storm O'Brink to discuss providing OB/GYN care for folks with disabilities. As a person with disabilities and a professional advocate, Storm discusses their perspective on the historical and current state of OB/GYN care for folks with disabilities, consent, much needed changes within the medical system to better serve folks with disabilities, and of course how to improve communication during visits. The post EP 53: OB/GYN Care for Folks with Disabilities with Storm O’Brink appeared first on Woman Centered Health.