Just US: Before, Birth, and Beyond
Welcome to Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond. We invite you to tune in for a podcast focused on perinatal and community health. In an effort to raise awareness and start a conversation about perinatal health, our hosts have joined forces with doulas, midwives, nurses, lactation consultants, physicians and more from across North Carolina to share best practices, lived experiences, and lessons learned. Just Us explores real topics and dives into what has happened, what is happening, and what can happen next in the sexual and reproductive health and wellness space. Our goal is to learn and grow together in order to take care of ourselves and each other so that we can all live our healthiest lives. Thank you for being here. Let’s get started!
This project was made possible thanks to the funding, guidance and support from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Public Health - Maternal Health Branch-Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section.
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $10,216,885 with 0% financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Episodes
50 episodes
Season 3, Episode 17: ITACC Map: Locating WNCs Maternal Health Resources
Tune in to this episode to hear all about the Interactive map and dashboard for Transitions, Access, and Continuity of Care (ITACC). This resource provides an overview of reproductive healthcare and substance use tre...
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Episode 17
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57:26
Season 3; Episode 16: 4th Trimester Project
On this episode of “Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond” we will hear from the team at the 4th Trimester Project about how they built their revolutionary postpartum toolkit. The team highlights how the tool came to be and what makes it so uni...
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Episode 16
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30:09
Season 3, Episode 15: Project CARA: Hub and Spokes Model
In this episode, we dive into Project CARA, a groundbreaking initiative based at MAHEC in Asheville, NC, designed to improve care for pregnant and parenting individuals with substance use disorders. We explore the innovative hub and spokes m...
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Episode 15
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45:22
Season 3, Episode 14: Intimate Partner Violence
Listen to this episode of Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond to understand more about intimate partner violence and the effects it can have on citizens right here in WNC. Join us in raising awareness of this tragic reality and learn about re...
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Episode 14
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53:29
Season 3, Episode 13: NC “I Gave Birth” Bracelet Project
This week we are joined by 4 RNs across the state! Katlyn Moss, BSN, RN, one of the hosts of our podcast, is the Region I Perinatal Nurse Champion. This means her job is to provide equitable and evidence based maternal health information to ...
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Episode 13
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37:56
Season 3, Episode 12: It’s Here! Postpartum Depression Medication
This week’s guest is Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody who is a reproductive psychiatrist and the director of the UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders. She has been involved in the clinical trials for the new medications to treat postpartum depressio...
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Season 3, Episode 11:Project Dignity
Did you know that government assistance for those below the poverty line does not include period products?This is where Project Dignity comes in! For this week’s episode we sit down with the team at Project Dignity and discuss what their pro...
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Episode 11
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34:41
Season 3, Episode 10: Triple P Parenting Program
Everyone needs some parenting help at some point in their parenting journey. In this episode Katlyn Moss, BSN, RN interviews Sarah Clark who is the program manager for the Positive Parenting Program, or Triple P at MAHEC. Sarah helps us to u...
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Episode 10
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27:30
Season 3, Episode 9: Language Concordant Services in Maternal Health Project
Have you ever taken care of a patient who speaks a different language than you? This episode highlights the importance of caring for patients in the language that they speak through interpreter services, appropriate patient education, and mo...
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Episode 9
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30:30
Season 3, Episode 8: NC Pediatric Access Line for Pediatric Mental Health
Ever had a patient with a newly diagnosed mental health disorder and you had no idea where to start? We have a solution. In this episode we will hear from the team at NC PALs, which stands for North Carolina Psychiatric Access Line. This hot...
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Episode 8
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43:14
Season 3, Episode 7: Project CARA: Navigating Substance Use Through the Lifecourse
On this episode you will hear Mel Ramage, FNP-BC interview Nicole Ross and Lisa Hagen about their lived experience with motherhood, cancer, and addiction. Listen in as they discuss the importance of community, the parallels of cancer and add...
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Episode 7
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57:20
Season 3, Episode 6: NC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On this week’s episode, host Dr. Suzanne Dixon interviews Tina Sherman who is a leader in the space of maternal health and lactation. Tina is the director of Moms Rising and serves on various boards related to breastfeeding persons. In this ...
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Episode 6
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35:33
Season 3, Episode 5: Genetic Screening in Pregnancy
Listen in to hear all about genetic carrier screening in pregnancy. In this episode we cover everything from what genetic carrier screens are, what kinds of things they can detect, and how best to use them in practice! We hope you learn some...
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Episode 5
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35:28
Season 3. Episode 4: Lactation and Mastitis, What You Need to Know
In this episode Katlyn Moss, BSN, RN interviews Georganna Cogburn, MSHE, RD, LDN, IBCLC, RLC on breastfeeding and mastitis. They cover everything from normal physiological changes in the breast after delivery to hand expression and bre...
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Episode 4
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35:28
Season 3, Episode 3: Pharmacists, Improving Access to Contraception
Did you know that in the state of NC pharmacists can prescribe certain contraception? Listen to this episode of "Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond" to hear pharmacists from across the state discuss the house bill that made this possible, wh...
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Episode 3
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52:36
Season 3, Episode 2: Safe Kids Program of WNC
Have you ever had a paitent ask you if they could put their child in a bubble? Have you ever worked with medically complex children who need special medical equipment at home but the family cannot afford it? Safe Kids is the program for you....
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Episode 2
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28:45
Season 3, Episode 1: Family Medicine Docs and the Postpartum Period
Welcome to Season 3 of "Just Us"! In our first episode of the season our host, Dr. Amy Santin, interviews her family medicine colleagues from across the state regarding the role that primary care physicians can play in the postpartum period....
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Episode 1
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42:48
Season 2, Episode 16: Rural Cultural Humility
We hope you enjoy this last episode of “Just Us: Before, Birth, and Beyond”! Today, we are listening to host Dr. Suzanne Dixon interview brothers Canyon Woodward and Dr. Rivers Woodward. They discuss the importance of listening to patients, ...
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Episode 16
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38:09
Season 2, Episode 15: Safe Sleep
Are you wondering the best practices for putting infants to sleep? Listen to Megan Canady and Katlyn Moss in defining the updated guidelines for safe sleeping practices to share with parents of infants. They will be answering parents' most-a...
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Episode 15
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39:18
Season 2, Episode 14: MAHEC Gender Health Clinic
Join Irene Ulrich (PharmD, BCACP, CPP) and Dr. Chase Harless (DrPH, MSW) in their discussion of the MAHEC Gender Clinic, and how it came to be at the forefront of “Gender Affirming Care” in Western North Carolina. If you would like to learn ...
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Episode 14
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48:38
Season 2, Episode 13: Anemia in Pregnancy
We have all heard about anemia, but have you ever thought about the significance behind treating it in a sensitive population, like pregnant mothers? Tune in as Dr. Suzanne Dixon and Katlyn Moss BSN define anemia during pregnancy; especially...
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Episode 13
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41:56
Season 2, Episode 12: Voice of a Father
Join us in listening to Michael Hall illustrate the importance of fatherhood, which is an angle we don’t normally hear from in the maternal health realm. Cindy McMillan asks Michael about his experience as a father through the whole process ...
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Episode 12
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40:08
Season 2, Episode 11: Reproductive Health Access Policies and Changes in the U.S.
Tune in this week to hear Drs. Dixon and Borders discuss the history of abortion care in the United States, why abortion is considered healthcare, and more! Don’t miss this rich and informative discussion. Links:&nbs...
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Episode 11
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43:03
Season 2, Episode 10: Perinatal Health in Incarceration
Have you ever wondered what it is like for women to go through a pregnancy while incarcerated? Kristie Williams shares her personal experience of pregnancy and the birth of her twins while in prison. She calls providers into action while the...
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Episode 10
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34:38
Season 2, Episode 9: Maternal Health Innovation Program
Listen to this week’s episode to get an understanding of the Maternal health Innovations grant, which coincidentally (or not), funds this podcast! Join five family medicine providers as they discuss the projects they are working on that cont...
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Episode 9
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41:25