EBB 285 - Creating a Sustainable Career in Birth Work with Jessica Diggs, Midwife, Doula Mentor, and Co-Founder of Centered.

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the EBB Podcast, I interview Jessica Diggs, midwife, doula mentor and co-founder of Centered about creating a sustainable career in birth work.

Jessica is a licensed midwife working in a solo practice in Los Angeles. Jessica supports people and families through holistic gynecological care, home birth services, and conception support. Jessica has a skill and love for making childbirth and reproductive education digestible and accessible for all people. She is the co-founder of Centered, a curated community for doulas and she is the former lead educator and curriculum developer at Doula Training International.

Jessica and I discuss not only her career path from doula to midwife but dive deep into a discussion about making birth work sustainable in the long run. Jessica shares a multitude of tips for our audience in avoiding burnout, setting boundaries to better serve yourself and your clients, as well as finding your joy and purpose in birth work outside just attending births. With over 10 years in the field and a thriving career, Jessica practices what she preaches and has a passion for teaching others not only about how to be a doula at a birth, but a doula making a living wage and sustainable career path.

Content Warning: Black maternal and Black infant death, Postpartum death, systemic racism

Resources:

Learn about Jessica’s work, including how to join Centered here:

Follow Jessica’s work:

Instagram @jessicadiggs and @joincentered
Substack: Midwifery is More

Find the book The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker here

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Jessica Diggs,
0:03.9	midwife, Dula mentor, and co-founder of Centered about creating a sustainable career
0:10.0	in birth work.
0:10.9	Welcome to the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast.
0:14.0	My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence
0:18.6	Space Birth.
0:19.6	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families
0:25.1	and professionals around the world.
0:27.6	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:31.2	See Evibirth.com
0:33.0	Disclaimer for more details.
0:37.0	Hi everyone, my name is Rebecca Decker,
0:39.0	pronouns she her, and I will be your host for today's episode.
0:42.0	Is there any detailed content or trigger warnings? I'll be your host for today's episode.
0:42.7	Is there any detailed content or trigger warnings
0:45.0	will post them in the description or show notes
0:47.2	that go along with this episode?
0:48.9	Before we get started, I have an important announcement for you.
0:52.2	This October 19 and October 22 we are hosting a free
0:56.2	webinar for the public all about the evidence on breach birth. Now here at EBB we only host these free webinars twice a year, so this is your chance.
1:06.4	Do you want to learn from me and the rest of the research team at evidence-based birth?
1:10.4	Then to reserve your spot, just go to E eBbirth.com slash webinar.
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