Maternity care in the United States needs a re-boot. Our induction rates are rising, our c-section rates are rising, pregnancy complication rates are rising, fertility rates are declining, postpartum depression rates are rising...the list goes on.

What are we going to do about it?

Most people see the answer as simple: more pharmaceuticals, more technology, more "science".

But what is science? The scientific method is quite simple: ask questions, make guesses at the answers, test our guesses, and then draw conclusions. Repeat ad infinitum.

Most physicians and healthcare professionals aren't using their brains to their full capacity because they are too occupied documenting, billing, and following rules. This will get us nowhere...We need to be curious and start asking hard questions.

Furthermore, do physicians hold the answer to our maternity woes? Unlikely. In fact, I would argue that a multi- or transdisciplinary approach to maternity care, with midwifery-led care becoming the default in any country is a major part of the solution.

Born Free Method: The Podcast is hosted by Nathan Riley, MD, a dual board-certified OBGYN, and the conversations here extend beyond the hospitals, beyond the clinics, beyond the profession of "medicine". It implores you to get back to what matters most: birthing families.

On this podcast, you'll enjoy conversations with those inside and outside the medical industrial complex. You'll enjoy clinical summaries of ACOG's practice bulletins (formerly heard at the Obgyno Wino Podcast). You'll enjoy personal essays from Nathan himself on the nature of birth(work). And you'll enjoy occasional recordings of guest appearances to the Born Free Method's twice monthly community calls.

Be loved!

Work with Nathan:

Beloved Holistics | Born Free Method | Clear & Free | Twins-Breech

Medical Disclaimer: Born Free Method: The 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 AudioKraken / Pond5

The Episode was made possible by Immune Intel AHCC® & WeNatal

In the 19th century, a young surgeon named J. Marion Sims headed to Montgomery, Alabama, seeking a route to fame and power. He saw an opportunity in a highly morbid condition known as vesicovaginal fistula, whereby a false passage between the bladder and vagina forms as a consequence of difficult childbirth, and began experimenting with techniques to find a cure. The issue was that nobody in their right mind was willing to volunteer for this type of surgery, so he coerced Black enslaved women. The first of his patients to have been presumably “cured” was Anarcha. If this is the first time that you have heard her name, you are likely not alone. This conversation gives a voice to the Mothers of Gynecology, an appropriate moniker for the women who suffered at the hands of surgeons like J. Marion Sims and whose sacrifices led to the advent of the profession of gynecology.

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Connect with J.C. Hallman:

• Website
• Instagram

Reference from the show:

• Say Anarcha, by J.C. Hallman
• The Anarcha Archiv
• A short history of anaesthesia: from unspeakable agony to unlocking consciousness
• More information on vesicovaginal fistula
• Arguments of Sims’ apologizes
• Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, by Harriet A. Washington
• Nathan Bozeman wiki page
• Speak! Move! Change! Mbongi event
• J. Marion Sims was a b*tch t-shirts

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• Instagram | Youtube
• Midwife in need of collaboration?
• Want to consult with Nathan?

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I met Teshna while attending a birth in Albany, NY. My friend for whom I had traveled to Albany to assist with the birth of his fourth child had recommended I check out her practice. It was a very modest chiropractic studio, but the experience with Teshna was anything but ordinary. She introduced me to a unique blend of classical chiropractic care and other techniques meant to help me clear my limiting beliefs. She had me say out loud various phrases about my life and how I perceive love in my life, and then she used muscle testing to determine if I “really believed” what I was saying. As it turns out, I’ve been lying to myself about much that I held in my world. And then the magic trick…She corrected these incongruencies using simple touch, red light, and a few other techniques. It was like magic, and I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t experienced it myself. Meet Teshna Beaulieu, who is likely the most unusual healer I’ve ever met.

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Connect with Teshna:

• Website
• Instagram

Reference from the show:

• Dr. Teshna’s book “Fit for Love”
• Neuroemotional Technique (Dr. Scott Walker, Teshna’s mentor)
• A 3 DAY Training called "Meridian Therapy and Tapping (MTT)”.
• One-hour Forgiveness Process webinar to introduce people to my work and MTT.
• Free 1-DAY MTT Immersion to introduce people to more aspects of MTT where they learn how to muscle test themselves, powerful stress reduction protocol, and test and clear their blocks about different subjects like love and many more.
• 1 Year All Access Membership where people can attend all events and also get the recorded modules of the 3 DAY MTT Training as well as a weekly coaching/ session group call.

Connect with Nathan:

• Instagram | Youtube
• Midwife in need of collaboration?
• Want to consult with Nathan?

My Online Courses:

• Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum Support
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