Brooke Schmoe: A Midwife, a School Bus, and Birth Justice

Pregnancy is an entire transformation; there’s far more to it than urine dipsticks, fundal heights, and Dopp tones. If we keep doing things within the strict, sterile, traditional boundaries of patient and doctor, we’ll never move closer to an optimal style of maternity care. It’s not a disease process, and a different type of care is required. Brooke Schmoe is the founder and midwife of probably the most unusual midwifery practice you’ve ever heard of: The Midwife Bus. Working in a birth center, Brooke realized that she was drawn to providing care to the underdogs and people who didn't have a lot of love. Remembering a guest lecture back in midwifery school, she reached out to a midwife who had a mobile clinic, and from there, The Midwife Bus was born. I'm very excited to bring this episode to you, and I hope it inspires you to be a part of the positive change in your community. (00:10:26) A Very Unusual Midwifery Practice (00:20:35) Acts of Service (00:26:14) A More Optimal Style of Maternity Care (00:31:11) Trauma-Informed Care (00:35:51) School of Hard Knocks (00:42:28) Midwife Boundaries (00:50:31) Home Birth Insights (00:54:05) A Self-Sustaining Nonprofit (00:57:25) Experimenting With Franchising (01:00:13) Change Requires Care Visit the show notes for more: https://www.BelovedHolistics.com/106 (https://www.BelovedHolistics.com/106) Made possible by: https://www.fullwellfertility.com/ (FullWell) - code BELOVED10 for 10% off the best prenatal vitamins and men's virility vitamins on the planet! https://www.birthfit.com (BIRTHFIT) - code BELOVED to get one month FREE in their B! Community! http://bioptimizers.com/holisticobgyn (BiOptimizers) - code BELOVED for 10% off their new CollaGenius! https://organifi.com/beloved (Organifi) - code BELOVED for 20% off their Harmony cacao blend! Learn More https://themidwifebus.org/ (Website | TheMidwifeBus.org) https://ajazetae.donorsupport.co/-/XBVRJLKM (Donate to The Midwife Bus) https://www.instagram.com/themidwifebus/ (The Midwife Bus on Instagram @TheMidwifeBus) Connect with me https://www.instagram.com/nathanrileyobgyn/ (Instagram @nathanrileyobgyn) https://www.tiktok.com/@nathanrileyobgyn (TikTok @nathanrileyobgyn) https://www.belovedholistics.com/shop (Beloved Holistics Shop) Medical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information conveyed through this podcast should be construed as medical advice. These conversations are available to the public for educational and entertainment purposes only. Music provided by EdvardGaresPremium / Pond5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theholisticobgyn/message

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The institutions and individuals who run the world would like you to believe that you are powerless. That there's nothing you can do to improve the wellbeing of your family. That you aren't smart enough to understand shmancy science stuff. That eating and living well is too hard for most...so why try? That exercising your rights to informed consent and refusal is irresponsible. That having a birth on you terms, in your own home would be incorrigible. That pregnancy is a disease and childbirth is a medical procedure. That your symptoms are "all in your head". That cervical cancer is an inevitable consequence of HPV infection. They're wrong. Welcome to your revolution.