EBB 308 - The Intersection of Environmental Justice and Midwifery Care with Dr. Tanya Khemet Taiwo

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Curious which toxins should be most avoided for people of reproductive age and their children? In this episode, Dr. Tanya Khemet Taiwo, LM, CPM, MPH, PhD unravels the intricate connection between environmental exposures and their profound impact on pregnancy and birth outcomes. We will explore the hidden risks associated with heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, and arsenic.

You'll learn about the research on how environmental exposures contribute to issues like reduced birth weight, miscarriage, stillbirth, congenital anomalies, and neurodevelopmental delays. Plus, Dr. Taiwo teaches about the unequal distribution of these exposures across populations, what parents can do to test their environments for unwanted elements, and how midwives can be part of the solution for environmental justice.

Content Note: Listener discretion is advised. This episode includes a stark discussion of common environmental exposures, social factors, and their impact on pregnancy and infant health outcomes. Toward the end of the episode [from 37:12 to 41:08], there is a brief discussion of traumatic historical events (including the Holocaust and chattel slavery) and their subsequent impact on environmental toxins.

Resources:

Learn more about the Environmental Working Group
- Download EWG's Healthy Living app here.
Check your cosmetics with the California Breat Cancer Prevention Partners
Check out The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)

Read Some of Dr. Taiwo's Work:

EBB Resources:

Watch the video of this podcast episode on the EBB YouTube channel here!
Join the EBB Pro Membership and get access to contact hours, a doula mentorship, live trainings, and a PDF Library with exclusive handouts (including a 2-page handout on breech) by joining here.
Learn advocacy techniques through the EBB Childbirth Class.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Dr. Tanya Kemet Tai Woe about the intersection
0:06.4	of environmental exposures and their impact on birth outcomes.
0:17.0	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 Base Birth.
0:22.0	Join me each week as we work together to and the founder of Evidence-Based Birth.
0:22.8	Join me each week as we work together
0:24.9	to get evidence-based information
0:26.9	into the hands of families and professionals
0:29.3	around the world.
0:30.8	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:34.0	See EB Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:40.0	Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode of the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast. I am Dr. Rebecca Decker,
0:45.9	pronoun she her and I'll be your host for today's episode. Dr. Tanya Kemet Tywoe,
0:51.5	a certified professional midwife with her Masters in Public Health and her PhD, lives in Sacramento, California, where she has practiced in community clinic settings for over 20 years and counts herself blessed as the mother of three
1:05.2	beautiful girls who are all born at home into the hands of midwives. Tanya comes from a family tradition
1:11.1	of midwifery stretching back at least two generations, was trained at
1:15.6	Seattle Midwifrey School and apprenticed with midwives in Seattle, Senegal, and Jamaica.
1:21.6	An associate professor in the Department of Midwifrey
1:24.9	at Bastier University in Kenmore, Washington.
1:27.9	Dr. Tywoe is an epidemiologist whose dissertation research
1:32.1	examined the role of maternal prenatal stress on child
1:36.3	neurodevelopment and how these stressors interact with environmental exposures.
1:41.2	Dr. Tiaow serves as co-lead of Project Tender,
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