Common Sense Pregnancy & Parenting

Jeanne talks about International Women’s Day & Women’s History Month and interviews Maria Cavalcanti, President and CEO of Pro Mujer about how women and mothers throughout Latin America are making change happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne, Heather Avis (author of The Lucky Few - https://www.heatheravis.com/) and certified nurse midwife Chris Beard answer Kate’s email about genetic testing and finding out her baby may have Downs Syndrome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with Licensed Massage Therapist Isabel Spradlin about how scar tissue affects women’s pelvis and abdomen after c-sections and how massage therapy and self-care promotes healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews Risa Kerslake (RisaKerslakeWrites.com) about switching careers from nursing to writing and about her journey through infertility to motherhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks about the measles outbreak hitting unvaccinated kids and interviews Jessica Mason with the National Partnership for Women & Families about the 26th anniversary of the FMLA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews Lisa Hendrickson Jacks about her new book The Fifth Vital Sign and about the signs our bodies give that show when we’re fertile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks about how much stuff babies really need and with midwife Chris Beard about premature contractions, premature labor, premature rupture of membranes and premature birth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne asks listeners to help start the conversations we’ll have about pregnancy, parenting and politics in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne answers q’s about who staffs the labor unit on holidays and about placental complications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with Dr. Kelly Cullwell about women’s health, her pregnancy and power dynamics in hospitals. Plus, Dr. Lady Doctor and Chris Beard, CNM, each answer Whitney’s email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with student nurse, Anu Bhullar, about finding her way into women’s health and the birth profession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of all-about-BV podcast, Jeanne interviews author, clinical sexologist and outspoken women’s health advocate, Shan Boody about bacterial vaginosis, it’s impact on women’s sex lives and self esteem and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews Dr. Roshini Raj, Board-Certified Physician, Women’s Health Advocate, Author and Medical Correspondent about what BV is, what a new study says about its impact on women’s well-being and what women can do to get rid of it. This is part one of a two-parter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with author, historian, Jacqueline Wolf about her book, Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews author, Maureen Healey about her new book and talks about why your vote matters in this historic election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews midwife, doula trainer, cultural competency trainer, Shafia Monroe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, about sexual assaults impact on women’s health, healthcare and birth experiences plus what Kavinaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation means for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne makes the connection between the supreme court hearing for Bret Kavinaugh and birth trauma in the delivery room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne answers listener emails and talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about the new August, 2018 NIH study recommendations about 39 week inductions for first time mothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne interviews registered dietitian, Cassie Bjork, author of best-seller, Why Am I Still Fat, about metabolism, pregnancy, and postpartum women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices