Childbirth Education and Maternal Health: The Importance of Partner Involvement

Femtech Health Podcast

In this episode, we are joined by Doree Handford, a passionate childbirth educator and doula. She shares how she fell in love with this work after reading a fictional book about midwifery. She decided to become a doula and eventually pursued midwifery. However, she discovered her love for teaching during a childbirth education course and decided to focus on that instead. Doree's childbirth education class, called Birthing From Within, is discussed, with a special focus on the pelvic health aspect. Tune in to learn more about Doree's journey and her dedication to supporting prenatal and postpartum moms.

Time stamps with key takeaways:

(02:46) Childbirth education class.

(10:05) Creativity in childbirth education.

(14:09) The realities of parenthood.

(20:07) Teaching couples how to bond.

(24:00) Coping strategies for pregnancy.

(28:11) The beauty of therapeutic touch.

(32:58) Partners' fears and desires.

(38:44) Lack of support postpartum.

(46:11) Importance of having a doula.

(50:37) The importance of movement.

(58:28) The Birth Collective

Host Bio:

This podcast is hosted by Sheree Dibiase, PT ICLM. She is a nationally recognized women's health physical therapist who owns seven private clinics — one of the biggest networks in the US. She has spent 30+ years practicing in the oncology, pelvic floor, and prenatal postpartum healthcare spaces. She was also a professor for seven years a Loma Linda University where she taught kinesiology.

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https://femtechhealthpodcast.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheree-dibiase-pt-prpc-iclm-dn-pelvic-womens-health-752ba351
https://shereedibiase.com/