Can a doctor and a midwife get along? Or at least respectfully disagree on important issues surrounding pregnancy and birth? The One About the Midwife and the OB is a collaborative project between Maryn Green, CPM and Nathan Riley, MD that hopes to bridge the gap personally and professionally between medicine and midwifery. Listen in on these honest conversations between friends as they tackle topics in pregnancy and birth that are often divisive.
Nathan and Maryn reflect on the decision making bodies at conferences like Midwifery Today and how they approach this global issue of conformity and compliance. To each their own, but support of the mainstream narrative … Read more
We talk about Nathan’s new collaboration program and how that’s been looking! You can learn more at: https://www.belovedholistics.com/collaborate
Nathan was recently on Charles Eisensten’s podcast (way to go!!!) and he wants to chat more here about storytelling and myth. How do the stories we tell shape us? And how do stories fit into … Read more
A brief and only scratching the surface chat on gift economy; complete with lots of quoting of Charles Eisenstein.
As Nathan launches his new site, Maryn and Nathan talk about the overall feeling of new beginnings and what that can look like. Why would we do anything BUT follow our heart?
Kind of a continuation of “client selection…” do we risk women out, or do we be honest about when we are not comfortable? What clinical factors (or not) do we take into account when agreeing … Read more
Maryn and Nathan talk about the internal work and energy involved in choosing certain patients/clients; and how it’s really not about working with anyone and everyone just because.
Nathan starts this one off with a brief recap/final thoughts around our “types of midwives” episode; then, Maryn and Nathan dive into a brief discussion around how pregnancy is often approached from a fatalist perspective. … Read more
In response to a listener question… Maryn and Nathan ponder the balance of technology and intuition in making choices; as the birthing woman and the care provider.
Ah, after the baby is here….we often mess and hinder this time with our routine protocols. Listen in on this chat about questioning all things, and how/why to respect the “golden hour” after birth.