The EngagED Midwife
The EngagED Midwife
Latest Episodes
Your Libido Is Not Broken
Sex can change fast after birth, and it can change again in perimenopause and menopause, but that doesn’t mean you’re broken. We dig into why libido, arousal, and comfort often shift when estrogen drops postpartum and later in life, and how tha...
What If The Dates Are Wrong And The Baby Tells The Truth
A newborn arrives fast, the dates are fuzzy, and everyone in the room is sure they know how far along the pregnancy was. Then the baby tells a different story. That’s where a solid gestational age assessment and real bedside pattern recognition...
Fertility Meds Made Clear
Trying to conceive can turn into a crash course in hormones overnight, and the medication list can feel like a different language. We slow it down and translate what fertility medications actually do in the body, why midwives still need to unde...
From Placenta to Production: Understanding Lactation
Milk supply can feel mysterious when you’re tired, sore, and staring at a hungry newborn. We sit down and make lactogenesis practical by walking through what’s happening in the breast during pregnancy, what flips hormonally right after the plac...
From Equity To Advocacy: Caring For The Whole Patient
What if the biggest driver of a healthy pregnancy isn’t found in a chart, but in a bus schedule, a work shift, or a zip code? In this episode, Cara and Missi pull back the curtain on social determinants of health and talk candidly about why lat...