Birth Politics & Common Sense Pregnancy with Jeanne Faulkner

If more healthy pregnant women saw midwives instead of Obstetricians, would our maternal mortality rate be lower? Jeanne Faulkner believes so and is advocating for a shift in how we approach birth in the United States. Jeanne is an author, an editor, podcaster, registered nurse and mother of five. After working for 20 years as a labor and delivery nurse, Jeanne shifted her focus towards writing – addressing topics like women’s health, gender equality, politics, global maternal health, advocacy, parenting and feminism, to name a few. On today’s episode, Jeanne is sharing her background as a labor and delivery nurse, what she’s learned throughout her career and the changes she wishes to see in our birth culture moving forward.