EBB 284 - How to Help NICU Families Find Empowerment and Healing During their Challenging Journeys with Hollis Wakefield

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I'm joined by Hollis Wakefield, also known as The NICU Doula. Join us as we delve into a crucial topic: how to help NICU families find empowerment and healing during their challenging journeys.

Hollis is a former NICU parent turned birth worker, educator, and family advocate, and she shares her own powerful story of navigating a traumatic birth, early delivery, and the emotional roller coaster of having a medically complex baby in the NICU. She sheds light on the critical gaps in support and resources that many NICU families encounter, from the emotional toll to practical challenges, and highlights the importance of empowering NICU families during their transition from the NICU to home and provides insights into her work as an educator for doulas supporting NICU families.

Content Warning: The conversation includes discussions about birth trauma, PTSD, and the potential for distressing experiences in the NICU environment.

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NICU Doula website: nicudoula.com
NICU Lovey's website: niculovies.org

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Hollis Wakefield the
0:04.5	Nick-U-Dula about how to help Nick-You families find empowerment and healing in
0:09.4	their experience.
0:12.4	Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth.
0:22.0	Join me each week as we work together to get the founder of Evidence-based Birth.
0:22.5	Join me each week as we work together
0:24.6	to get evidence-based information
0:26.6	into the hands of families and professionals
0:29.0	around the world.
0:30.5	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:34.0	See Evibirth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:40.0	Hi everyone, my name is Rebecca Decker,
0:42.0	pronouns she her, and I will be your host for today's episode
0:45.0	I wanted to let you know up front that in this episode we will be talking about traumatic birth
0:49.7	hysterectomy pre-term birth and talking about when babies are admitted to the neonatal
0:54.4	intensive care unit. Before we get started I have an important announcement for
0:58.6	you. This October 19 and October 22 we are hosting a free webinar for the public all about the
1:05.6	evidence on breach birth. Now here at EBB we only host these free webinars twice a
1:11.2	year so this is your chance. Do you want to learn from me and the
1:14.8	rest of the research team at evidence-based birth then to reserve your spot just go
1:19.0	to eB birth.com slash webinar and now I'd like to introduce our honored guest. Hollis Wakefield
1:25.8	pronouns she her also known as the NICU Dula is a former NICU parent turned
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