The EngagED Midwife
The EngagED Midwife
Latest Episodes
Do You Really Need To Know Every OCP?
A birth control pill “decision” can feel overwhelming until you strip it down to the parts that actually change. From the exhibit hall at a packed midwife meeting, we share the exact mental checklist we use for choosing a combined oral contrace...
Psychosis versus Depression: Managing Mental Health in the Postpartum Period
A postpartum depression screen can be the start of the story, not the diagnosis and that difference can save a life. Recording live from the annual meeting in Kansas City, Cara and Missi dig into postpartum bipolar disorder and why it is so oft...
The Shit’s About To Get Real
Constipation is common, frustrating, and way more nuanced than “did you go today.” We talk through what constipation really means in real life: straining, hard pellet-like stool, feeling like you can’t fully empty, and how meds and life changes...
Early Pregnancy Loss Care From Diagnosis To Follow Up
Bleeding in early pregnancy can turn a routine visit into a high-stakes clinical puzzle, and the worst move we can make is pretending one lab or one ultrasound tells the whole story. Cara and Missi walk through early pregnancy loss and miscarri...
Why Yelling At A Swim Meet Made Me Pee
If you’ve ever leaked a little when you laughed, sneezed, worked out, or yelled from the sidelines, you already know how fast “no big deal” can turn into planning your whole day around bathrooms and backup clothes. We’re Missi and Cara, and we’...