How Midwives working in Under Resourced Regions, Globally and in the U.S. can improve maternal/neonatal outcomes.
This #possibilistmidwives 6th episode explores a free-standing birth center, Maison de Naissance, founded in Haiti 22 years ago by Dr. Betsy Wickstrom, MFM, Dr. Stan Schaffer, Neonatologist, and Denise Fryzelka, PhD, CNM, who served as its first medical director. From its inception, the center was guided by Dr. Paul Farmer’s belief that healthcare is a fundamental human right and should be community-driven, with a focus on serving the poorest of the poor.
The conversation then shifts to the importance of collaborative care between midwives and physicians in the U.S. In order to expand the workforce to the highest skill level, increase access, and provide needed patient-centered care, improving mutual respect for each profession’s scope of practice must be realized. Conversation not only includes the growing workforce shortage in rural America for childbearing families and women’s health needs, but how Midwives in the Highlands of Scotland have transformed care with rural models that blend technology with ‘Right Care, Right Provider, Right Time’ innovation.
Consider watching this fantastic documentary, “Births in the Wild” about the role of Highland Midwives in Scotland.
Join in and listen how Dr. Wickstrom, Denise and Ginger lay the foundation of what is possible. And, consider a donation of any amount to the team of 22 years supporting Maison de Naissance.