#491: Allowed to Birth: Live from Ashland
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Coming to you from Ashland, Oregon, following a special screening of Allowed to Birth: The Journey of a Global Midwife, we're joined by filmmaker Jacinta Lagos, birth rights attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein, and a room full of passionate birth workers, parents, and advocates who aren't afraid to ask some uncomfortable questions.
Who decides what's considered the "standard of care"? What happens when hospital policies conflict with informed consent? And have we created a maternity care system so afraid of birth that we've forgotten how to support it?
We talk about the disappearing skills of obstetrics, the legal pressures facing midwives, the importance of protecting women's autonomy, and why collaboration, not competition, may be the key to preserving meaningful choices in birth.
This was more than a film screening. It was a gathering of people who believe birth can, and should, be different.
Discussed in This Episode
- Dr. Stu's Journey: How Midwives Changed His Practice
- Learning from Mothers and Listening to Women
- The Inspiration Behind Allowed to Birth
- When Medical Recommendations Become Threats
- Why Documenting Birth Matters
- Who Really Defines the Standard of Care?
- Finding Your People: Community Beyond Geography
- Horizontal Violence and Unity Among Midwives
- Protecting Midwifery Through Collective Advocacy
- When Hospital Policies Override Individualized Care
Podcast Produced by: Raquel Hernandez, Pride and Joy Doula Care
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