/tags/childbirth Childbirth en-US Copyright Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:57:24 GMT /2023-04-17/childbirth-is-still-killing-black-moms-at-a-higher-rate-nc-advocates-policymakers-discuss-solutions As the United States marked Black Maternal Health Week this year, North Carolina advocates and health care professionals registered for a two-day, inaugural Black Maternal and Infant Health Conference. Their goal: Get to the source of the problem to help save the lives of Black mothers and their babies. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:57:24 GMT /2023-04-17/childbirth-is-still-killing-black-moms-at-a-higher-rate-nc-advocates-policymakers-discuss-solutions Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health ąĎÉńapp /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-10-21/carried-how-surrogacy-grows-families Anita is well aware that bringing a new baby into the world is a lotttttt of work (even though she's never done it herself). But when she heard about friends and family members choosing surrogacy to build their families, she realized how little she knows about that process — and how many misconceptions exist. She talks to a three-time surrogate about why she chose this path. A father who has had a child via surrogacy details how his family navigated the process from a financial, legal and emotional perspective; and a sociologist zooms out to give the big picture of the surrogacy industry. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:04:28 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-10-21/carried-how-surrogacy-grows-families Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-06-25/pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-pain-incontinence The pelvic floor is a sling of muscles that supports the organs in our lower abdomen. We can't see them, but they help with sexual function peeing and pooping — and can be connected to issues from pain during penetrative sex to urine or stool leakage. Increasing awareness of these muscles and common issues is still in progress by patients and the Western medical community. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:03:26 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-06-25/pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-pain-incontinence Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Pregnancy and postpartum experiences can already be rife with anxiety. But since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, expectant and new mothers’… Thu, 28 May 2020 15:35:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /health/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Pregnancy and postpartum experiences can already be rife with anxiety. But since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, expectant and new mothers’… Thu, 28 May 2020 15:35:06 GMT /health/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /health/2019-04-01/sistas-aim-to-reduce-disparities-in-the-delivery-room Numerous studies on childbirth in the US present a grim fact -- racial disparities persist in the delivery room. Rates of maternal and infant mortality... Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:17:48 GMT /health/2019-04-01/sistas-aim-to-reduce-disparities-in-the-delivery-room Cass Herrington /show/the-state-of-things/2015-10-20/bringing-birth-stories-to-the-forefront Robin Greene gave birth to her first child in 1981. It was a traumatic experience for her, and she was shocked that nobody had prepared her for what it… Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:13:24 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-10-20/bringing-birth-stories-to-the-forefront Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-10-20/bringing-birth-stories-to-the-forefront Robin Greene gave birth to her first child in 1981. It was a traumatic experience for her, and she was shocked that nobody had prepared her for what it… Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:13:24 GMT /arts-culture/2015-10-20/bringing-birth-stories-to-the-forefront Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /health/2015-05-11/wakemed-opens-new-womens-hospital The WakeMed system opens its new Women's Hospital today. The system's fifth hospital adjoins two other main buildings on WakeMed's Raleigh campus.The… Mon, 11 May 2015 11:10:38 GMT /health/2015-05-11/wakemed-opens-new-womens-hospital Rebecca Martinez /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-17/the-men-who-were-left-behind At the end of the 18th century it was very common for women to die during childbirth. Many men had multiple wives, and fathers were often left to raise… Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:21:52 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-17/the-men-who-were-left-behind Anita Rao, Frank Stasio