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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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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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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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Missi and Cara get real in this episode, with both sharing personal stories about weight loss, taking control of their health, and the medical implications of being overweight or obese. They share guidelines for the medical management of weight, such as lifestyle changes, support/counseling, and use of surgical or medication techniquest to help people improve their health and achieve weight goals. There is no magic quick fix or one ideal power tool--we're thankful for a variety of tools to "fix" a variety of issues. That bolt doesn't need a hammer. #Obesity #WeightManagement #IResembleThat #Eating #GLP1 #GenX #Nutrition #MidwivesAsPCPs #Journey #MedicalWeightLoss

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In this episode, Missi and Cara are discussing birth injuries--what is common? what is rare? what are the risk factors? While we can't always anticipate which babies might have birth injuries, we can use good assessment skills, identify birth injuries, and arrange for appropriate follow up. This episode will also dive a bit into risk management and documentation for births that don't always go as smoothly as we would like. #NewbornCare #BirthInjuries

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In this episode, Cara and Missi talk with Dr. Christy Evers, a midwifery educator that is experienced in working with OB/GYN residents in a large community-based hospital. Christy and Missi compare and contrast the various teaching roles that they've had in working with medical students and residents. From learning the language of academia...to sharing midwifery tips and tricks...to best practices in debriefing--we hope this episode inspires more midwives to work with learners. And, of course, we hope that physicians are inspired to work with midwives. It takes a collaborative team and we love highlighting the people and places that are doing it right! This epidsode also contains BONUS content with Missi and members of the the VUMC OBGYN resident team. #AcademicMidwife #MidwifeLife #OBsAndMidwives #PracticeReady #Residency #AlphabetSoup #Interprofessional #TeamTraining

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**Trigger: This episode covers mental health disorders and discussion of suicide.* In this episode, Missi and Cara discuss perinatal mental health, including mood and anxiety disorders. These PMADs include OCD, posttraumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disease. Cara and Missi share screening recommendations, signs and symptoms, risk factors, and basic treatment modalities. Unfortunately, suicide is the leading cause of death in the perinatal period--during pregnancy and up to 1 year after birth. The aim of this episode is to support providers in screening, assessing, diagnosing, and treating PMADs, as well as knowing when to seek expert clinical care. Resources from Postpartum Support International are also shared. #PMAD #PPD #OCD #Postpartum #MentalHealthMatters #PSI #PostpartumSupport #PerinatalMentalHealth #PerinatalCare #EPDS @postpartumsupportinternational

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In this episode, Cara and Missi are joined by Dr. Krsyta Ramirez Henry, a Certified Nurse-Midwife that works in a recently developed OB emergency department at a high-volume community hospital. Krysta and Missi compare and contrast the various triage presentations, protocols, and interprofessional communication that takes place in a busy triage unit. #MidwifeLife #ScopeOfPractice #InterprofessionalCare #PatientTeaching #EveryWomanDeservesAMidwife #TeamBasedCare