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We Are Now a Licensed Continuing Education Provider

We Are Now a Licensed Continuing Education Provider

Birth Monopoly is excited to announce we are now a licensed Continuing Education Provider approved through the State of California Board of Registered Nursing, able to provide nursing contact hours within the U.S. That means we can help nurses, nurse midwives, and...

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Alabama Birth Centers: Action Call

Alabama Birth Centers: Action Call

Today, July 13, 2023, is the much-anticipated hearing in Montgomery, Alabama, about proposed birth center regulations in a state where there are currently zero.  As folks flood the hearing in person, we are hosting an action call via Zoom to support Alabama families'...

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Birth in Rape Culture

Birth in Rape Culture

Obstetric violence culture is a part of rape culture, where sexual violence, especially against women, is normalized.

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Secondary Trauma and Birth Advocacy

Secondary Trauma and Birth Advocacy

Secondary trauma, trauma experienced by those who witness the abuse of others, spills over into the lives of everyone who sees it, who is complicit in it, who is conflicted about their role in it, who fights with everything in them against it, who perpetrates it.

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5 Obstetric Violence Prevention Tips

5 Obstetric Violence Prevention Tips

5 Obstetric Violence Prevention Tips: 1. Don't assault someone while they're giving birth. 2. When you are attending someone giving birth and you don’t have permission to touch them, don’t touch them. 3. Use the Buddy System!  If it is difficult for you to stop...

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Ep. 38 – Filing a Hospital Complaint | Dr. Tracey Vogel

Ep. 38 – Filing a Hospital Complaint | Dr. Tracey Vogel

Dr. Vogel walks us through the bureaucratic structure of hospitals and how they receive and process grievances. We also discuss how people can effectively use their voice during birth in advocating for themselves, and the must-have details that you want to be captured if you are pulling together a formal written complaint.

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Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter.

I keep hearing people ask, what can I do?? The good news is, Black-run organizations and Black individuals are the experts in how to serve their communities and are already doing it.

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A Midwife Changed My Life

A Midwife Changed My Life

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. I remember my very first visit to the obstetrician.  I was young and naïve and alone, and a nurse laughed at me because I didn’t know I was supposed to get dressed after the doctor left the room.  I’d never been before, and...

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When Your Lawyer is Your Doula

When Your Lawyer is Your Doula

“That doesn’t make sense, for her to wait until after she’s abused to call me. If she’s really worried about it, I can meet her at the hospital as her doula, and make sure that doesn’t happen.”

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Birth Trauma & Maternal Mental Health | Video

Birth Trauma & Maternal Mental Health | Video

As part of the free Mother May I Series, we are honored to present a webinar with Dr. Sayida Peprah, hosted by Cristen Pascucci and Birth Monopoly, on Birth Trauma & Maternal Mental Health. Dr. Sayida Peprah Dr. Sayida is both a licensed clinical psychologist and...

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Three Things Your Doula Can’t Tell You

Three Things Your Doula Can’t Tell You

Some moms don’t realize that doulas can’t say every little thing that’s on their minds, and they have professional standards that may preclude them from talking to you like you are a best friend.

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Kentucky Birth Monopoly: Begging for Birth Centers

Kentucky Birth Monopoly: Begging for Birth Centers

“While there may be some overlap in the services provided, … it is a stretch to claim that traditional hospitals providing only hospital-based birthing environments offer services similar to an [alternative birth center].” – Judge J. Phillip Shepherd

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