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Join us for an in-depth conversation with Meredith Nelson and Alicia Fischbein, board-certified patient advocates and seasoned doulas from Intentional Birth. The episode explores the critical role of advocacy in childbirth, covering topics from prenatal visits to labor and NICU challenges. Learn how to navigate hospitals, advocate effectively for clients, and transform traumatic experiences into empowering and supportive births. The discussion includes real-life stories, practical tools, and heartwarming successes, emphasizing the need for stronger advocacy in maternity care.

About Meredith Nelson & Alicia Fishbein

Meredith and Alicia are board-certified patient advocates, seasoned doulas, and the founders of Intentional Birth and of the Perinatal Patient Advocacy Center.

When they attended their original doula trainings, they were taught not to speak up on their clients' behalf. Don't rock the boat. Doulas don't advocate. Smile and nod at care providers. Then they began attending births, and realized that their clients were walking away feeling powerless and traumatized (they were, too). They knew there was a bigger role for them to play.

More than a dozen years later, they are training birth professionals as patient advocates. They teach the confidence-building strategies, the detailed systems for educating and preparing their clients, and the robust set of communication and advocacy tools that they developed as they transformed their practices toward true support of their clients' legal rights and human needs.

Website: intentionalbirth.co

E-mail: [email protected]

Instagram: @intentional.birth

Resources

Intentional Birth: https://www.intentionalbirth.co/

Perinatal Patient Advocacy Center: https://perinatalpatientadvocacy.org/

ACOG Opinion Piece: Refusal of Medically Recommended Treatment During Pregnancy

In This Episode

Advocacy and Patient Rights

The Role of Doulas and Patient Advocates

Training and Empowering Doulas

Understanding Hospital Culture and Hierarchy

Empathy as a Foundational Advocacy Tool

Humanizing the Room: Practical Tools for Doulas

The Importance of Partner Advocacy

Navigating Prenatal Visits and Hospital Advocacy

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Content provided by Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Meredith Nelson and Alicia Fischbein, board-certified patient advocates and seasoned doulas from Intentional Birth. The episode explores the critical role of advocacy in childbirth, covering topics from prenatal visits to labor and NICU challenges. Learn how to navigate hospitals, advocate effectively for clients, and transform traumatic experiences into empowering and supportive births. The discussion includes real-life stories, practical tools, and heartwarming successes, emphasizing the need for stronger advocacy in maternity care.

About Meredith Nelson & Alicia Fishbein

Meredith and Alicia are board-certified patient advocates, seasoned doulas, and the founders of Intentional Birth and of the Perinatal Patient Advocacy Center.

When they attended their original doula trainings, they were taught not to speak up on their clients' behalf. Don't rock the boat. Doulas don't advocate. Smile and nod at care providers. Then they began attending births, and realized that their clients were walking away feeling powerless and traumatized (they were, too). They knew there was a bigger role for them to play.

More than a dozen years later, they are training birth professionals as patient advocates. They teach the confidence-building strategies, the detailed systems for educating and preparing their clients, and the robust set of communication and advocacy tools that they developed as they transformed their practices toward true support of their clients' legal rights and human needs.

Website: intentionalbirth.co

E-mail: [email protected]

Instagram: @intentional.birth

Resources

Intentional Birth: https://www.intentionalbirth.co/

Perinatal Patient Advocacy Center: https://perinatalpatientadvocacy.org/

ACOG Opinion Piece: Refusal of Medically Recommended Treatment During Pregnancy

In This Episode

Advocacy and Patient Rights

The Role of Doulas and Patient Advocates

Training and Empowering Doulas

Understanding Hospital Culture and Hierarchy

Empathy as a Foundational Advocacy Tool

Humanizing the Room: Practical Tools for Doulas

The Importance of Partner Advocacy

Navigating Prenatal Visits and Hospital Advocacy

This show is supported by

Connect with Dr. Stu and Blyss

  continue reading

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