Forward Midwifery Care
Christie Pitney, MS, RN, WHNP-BC, CNM (she/her/hers) completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Ohio State University and The Ohio State University College of Nursing. After her schooling, she moved to California to start her career as a nurse-midwife. She is passionate about expanding access by offering telehealth services. Christie believes that all patients should be treated with respect and provided the autonomy that they deserve. She is here to provide you the information, resources, and options you need to manage your health care.
Forward Midwifery website: https://provider.kareo.com/forward-midwifery
Show Notes:
1:23 Christie’s introduction
3:08 You’re the Only One I’ve Told -book
4:14 Dr. Rebecca Gomperts- Aid Access, Women on Waves
4:20 Ruchi Kaul
4:48 PlanC Pills
5:22 Forward Midwifery
6:30 Helping providers overcome barriers and mail pills
8:21 “I really love to be a totally full spectrum midwife
9:15 Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline
11:57 Avoid Crisis Pregnancy Centers with https://www.abortionfinder.org/ and organizations like @iamprotruth https://www.protruthny.org/
12:33 https://myanetwork.org/
14:02 Manual Uterine Aspirations- Soft Touch Method
17:17 As much or as little care with providers as desired through telehealth: phone, video, text, email
18:11 Hey Jane
18:43 “People know what they want and need and giving them that autonomy is so important”
19:35 “Majority of people seeking abortion care have already had children”
20:38 “Abortions can happen for anyone with a uterus”
21:01 “Don’t google when you need an abortion” https://ineedana.com/ , https://www.abortionfinder.org/ , NAF- https://abortionfunds.org/ , PlanC https://www.plancpills.org/
22:50 You can be sad and it was still 100% the right choice
23:15 “Grief and Relief can co-exist”
24:20 “We as a culture impose a lot of supposed tos on people”
24:48 Cultural expectations to drop everything and give it all to your children
25:12 You have my heart but you do that have my body, you’re not coming in
25:50 Filippa- Women Cycles
27:56 Kegels vs. Squats
Abortion Happens.
31:40 As of July 2021- Abortion is legal in ALL 50 states!
32:00 Aid Access
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