The EngagED Midwife

By: Cara Busenhart and Missi Stec
  • Summary

  • Empowered, knowledgeable, and engaging. Cara and Missi provide insightful, relevant conversations on midwifery topics that will enhance student knowledge and improve confidence for certification. Featuring current research and evidence based practice guidelines, the EngagED midwife podcast hopes to engage practicing midwives to enhance their robust knowledge base and elevate their clinical practice.
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Episodes
  • From Gut to Great: Supporting Patients with GI Issues
    Jan 5 2025

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    For the first episode of 2025, Missi and Cara delve into the importance of gut health, the differences between IBS and IBD, and the management of gastrointestinal symptoms. Their conversation touched on the importance of gut health and its impact on overall well-being, while also emphasizing the importance of understanding bowel disorders to provide appropriate care and support to patients. The role of stress, sleep, and physical activity in managing symptoms was reviewed, as well as dietary changes and comprehensive medical treatment modalities. #GutHealth #StressedOut #SecondBrain #MindBody #PrimaryCare #Irritable #Inflammatory #BristolStoolChart #HappyInTheMiddle #Diarrhea #Constipation #UlcerativeColitis #ChronsDisease #CeliacDisease

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Fight or Flight? Uh....Flight, Please!
    Dec 8 2024

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    In episode, Cara and Missi take us on a tour around the body to see what the effects of chronic stress can be on health. From identifying types of stress, reviewing risk factors, listing signs and symptoms, and explaining long-term effects, they break it down to explain how chronic stress leads to abnormally high cortisol levels and inflammation. But, most importantly, Cara and Missi talk about how to manage stess and reduce cortisol with personal examples and advice. #StressedOut #ChronicStress #WeCanDoHardThings #FightOrFlight #CalgonTakeMeAway

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    48 mins
  • We're Getting Midwives--Now What?
    Nov 24 2024

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    What's it like to work with midwives when you never have before? What's it like to be a new midwife in a facility that has never had one? In this episode, Missi and Cara share some advice for nurses and midwives that encounter change in their work environment. Pulling from their own experiences and many years of practice, Cara and Missi talk about curiosity, scope of practice, and unit culture in building relationships and a collaborative work environment. #MidwivesMakeADifference #Interprofessional #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #NursesRock #ObsAndMidwives #NurseMidwives #WeBelongToEachOther #WeCanDoHardThings

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    43 mins

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