Healthy Mothers, Babies, Communities - MBRC
Let’s save our Mothers and BABIES! Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium (MBRC) provides a place for supportive information and education on topics to support healthy mothers, healthy babies and a healthy community. Host Valda Ford is a Registered Nurse and Public Health expert who knows that knowledge is power. Valda will interview guests ranging from local, state and national experts to individuals with powerful stories that address the disparities in infant and maternal mortality. They will discuss the joys, pains, triumphs and tragedies of motherhood, childbirth and how to get the community involved in health for all. You will hear of ways to be your best self no matter where you are in the journey and you will learn when to reach out for help and to be your own best advocate!
Episodes
Valda and Mishawne discuss all of the services provided at Children and Families First Nurse Family Partnership. Learn everything you need to know about planning a pregnancy by being your healthiest self to information about nurse intervention models that increase healthy family structures and learn of resources available across the country.
Carolyn Davis is a real success story. She shares her journey of moving from a community volunteer to the person leading the volunteers to being a case manager supervisor. She is loved by the many people she has helped to see themselves and their potential. She shares a couple success stories of the people who have come to Healthy Start to grow and to thrive.
Patricia McBride is a tireless advocate of surviving COVID 10. She talks about what is needed to stay safe even when people think that COVID is history. She talks about the importance of community involvement and having people OF the community working to help the community.
Dr. Sandra Jackson is a mental health provider and a passionate advocate for women. She speaks candidly about the notion of "first love yourself" and the "quiet secrets" and challenges of mental health in the Bootheel and in America. She speaks with Valda Ford RN about the myths and misunderstandings of recognizing and seeking help when we are beyond our own capabilities. Just like seeking a doctor when you have diabetes it should...
If you are a mother, know a mother or want to be a mother you will have WORRY as a big part of life. Imagine that you could learn how to put your worries in a place so you are not overwhelmed, that you can cope with the stressors. of pregnancy or motherhood? Want to know more, listen to Denise Marek tell us how.
Why do mothers and babies in the USA die at higher rates than all other industrialized nations? Why do Black mothers and babies die at two to four times as much as their white counterparts? What is WEATHERING and how does that affect outcomes for mothers and babies? What is the radicalized experience in the USA - in health? What can we do to change this travesty? Listen as Dr. Irie tells about her personal and professional experien...
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