Bridging hospital & holistic: A midwife’s vision for safer, healthier pregnancies

About this episode

A nurse midwife discusses the integration of hospital expertise with holistic approaches to improve maternal care.

The Nurses Report on America Out Loud with Gail Macrae, BSN, RN – A nurse midwife explores gaps in maternal care, blending hospital expertise with holistic, root-cause approaches. She highlights rising chronic illness, preventable pregnancy risks, and the need for preconception health. The conversation urges integrative care, patient advocacy, and a shift from reactive treatment to proactive, whole-person wellness for mothers and babies...

People in this episode

Host: Gail Macrae

Topics covered

• maternal care
• holistic health
• integrative care
• patient advocacy
• preconception health

Keywords

• midwife
• pregnancy
• chronic illness
• preventable risks
• whole-person wellness

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Organizations: The Nurses Report on America Out Loud

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