EBB 154 – Birthing at Home during COVID-19 with Grace and Roderick Murphy

by Rebecca Dekker | Dec 2, 2020 | Podcast

Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast:  iTunes  |  Stitcher  On today’s podcast, we’re going to talk with Grace Murphy and Roderick Murphy about their home birth during COVID. Grace Murphy has been married to Roderick Murphy for the past...

EBB 153 – Pros and Cons of the Foley and Dilapan-S® for Cervical Ripening During an Induction

by Rebecca Dekker | Nov 18, 2020 | Podcast

Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast:  iTunes  |  Stitcher  In this episode, I will talk about cervical ripening, the Bishop score, and some “mechanical” ways to ripen the cervix. More specifically, we’ll talk about the advantages...

EBB 152 – Shafia Monroe on Traditional Black Midwifery, Spirituality, and Community Advocacy

by Rebecca Dekker | Nov 11, 2020 | Podcast

Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast:  iTunes  |  Stitcher  In today’s podcast episode, we’re going to talk with Shafia Monroe about the role of the traditional midwife. Shafia Monroe is a public health professional, a midwife, a...

EBB 151 – Updated Evidence on the Pros and Cons of Membrane Sweeping

by Rebecca Dekker | Oct 27, 2020 | Podcast

Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast:  iTunes  |  Stitcher  In this episode I talk about the updated research evidence on using membrane sweeping or membrane stripping for inducing labor. Is membrane sweeping effective? What are the advantages and...

EBB 150 – Global Childbirth Education in Japan with Brett Iimura

by Rebecca Dekker | Oct 23, 2020 | Podcast

Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast:  iTunes  |  Stitcher  In this episode, I am joined with Brett Iimura to discuss global childbirth education and birth in Japan. Brett has had a varied career, including being a hansom cab driver in New York City,...