From India to Indonesia: Navigating International Birth Cultures
About this episode
This episode explores the experiences of midwives navigating different birth cultures across the globe.
This episode of the Midwifery Wisdom Podcast is a beautiful, globe-spanning conversation about what happens when birth workers step out of their comfort zones. Host Chetana sits down with Brooke , a US-based midwife, and Johanna , the founder of a birthing clinic in India, to discuss the "sisterhood of midwives," cultural humility, and the universal language of birth. In This Episode, We Cover: From Opera and Animals to Midwifery: The unconventional paths that led Brooke (a former vet tech) and Johanna (a former opera singer) to birth work. Navigating the Indian Medical System: Johanna discusses the challenges of running Jeevalaya Birthing Home and the "diplomacy" required to advocate for gentle birth in a rigid obstetric environment. A Journey to Papua, Indonesia: Chetna shares her experience volunteering at a remote, non-profit birth center and the differences between physiologic birth and the mainstream medical model in Indonesia. The Global Epidemic of Anemia: A clinical discussion on why low hemoglobin is a worldwide challenge and how different systems address it. Cultural Competency vs. Connection: Brooke shares a moving story about attending a twin breech birth for a…
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