The Birth Nurse

L&D RN and trauma-informed nurse and parent educator. Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Program, co-founder, Plant collector, video creator, mom with a subaru

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

@GOLDLearningEd Thanks for the live tweets during the webinar!!! Loving these!

[Maggie Runyon @MaggieRunyon]

Just published a piece on #obstetricviolence in @NWH_journal calling for #nurses to own our role in changing birth culture.

My co-authors @MandyIrby @CristenPascucci @nursebrowngirl and I can't wait to continue this convo-please share!

Full article:
https://t.co/ib1vw4Utft

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Who's working on the SUD AIM Safety bundles in New Hampshire or Mass?!
Might be up there in Oct!
✅ Let's get your trauma-informed care training DONE!
-AIM quality metrics ✅
-⬇️ morbidity, mortality, c-section rates ✅
#awhonn #perinatalqualitycollaborative #nursemanager

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

When our patients answer our "how can I help you meet your goals?"
Answers:
Help me avoid a cesarean!
Help me avoid unnecessary interventions!
They still have to sort through our recommendations through their own safety filter.

#traumainformedcare #obnurse #nurses #peanutballs

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

I used to think that, as a nurse, I was a patient advocate.
But when the laboring patient begged for food and I was instructed to follow policy: ice chips and clear liquids only.
Who was I really advocating for?

#traumainformedcare #obnurse #nurseeducation #laborandelivery

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Biggest mistake OB departments make with peanut balls - NO whole-team training.
Wrong size = harm + surgery!
💥L&D units with peanut balls - let's add some annual in-services and drop that cesarean rate in 2023 💥
#traumainformedcare #obnurse #nurses #peanutballs #nurseeducation

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

In this episode we dive into evaluating trauma informed care.
⁠
HeHe and Mandy break down the positives and areas of growth seen through the eyes of a patient.

Listen now! 🎧️ Episode 34 @pulsecheck.podcast

#traumainformedcare #medicalsystem

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Mandy and HeHe dive into evaluating trauma informed care as Mandy shares her recent experience within the medical system.

This includes the areas of growth seen through the eyes of a patient.

🎧️ Episode 34 @pulsecheck.podcast

#traumainformedcare #medicalsystem

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

In this episode with Mandy & HeHe it covers everything from threatening language and manipulation of patients, to consensual and trauma informed care. This is one packed episode!

Listen 🎧️ @pulsecheck.podcast - Episode 35

#patientrights #traumainformedcare

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

This episode with Mandy & HeHe covers everything from threatening language and manipulation of patients, to consensual and trauma informed care. This is one packed episode!

Follow along with us 🎧️ @pulsecheck.podcast - Episode 35

#patientrights #traumainformedcare

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Join us today as we chat through policy change and standards of healthcare. Listen in to hear HeHe's solution to the broken healthcare system in America.

Listen now! 🎧️ Episode 33 @pulsecheck.podcast.

#listserv #healthcare #policychange

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Join HeHe and Mandy as they chat through policy change and standards of healthcare. Listen in as you hear HeHe's solution to the broken healthcare system in America.

Listen now! 🎧️ Episode 33 @pulsecheck.podcast

#listserv #healthcare #policychange

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Meet the crew inside the NEWEST, most in-depth nursing training! At Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse, we strongly believe that nursing education should center parents, just as our care should be.

#traumainformedcare #laboranddeliverynurse #obnurse #traumainformed #birthtrauma

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Join us with our special guest, 🩺 Dr. Chrissy Sheeler, for Part 2 of our Not Trauma-Informed discussion. We take a deep dive into Stirrups are Restraints and scripting around stirrups in childbirth.

Part 2 - Episode 28 @pulsecheck.podcast

#childbirtheducators #laborpositions

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

IT IS HERE! 🍾🍾🍾
Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Program is officially open for enrollment.
Begin your journey from Standard of Helping to Standard of Trauma-Informed Advocacy Nurse.
#traumainformedcare #laboranddelivery #obnurse #laboranddeliverynurse #midwife #birthtrauma

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

Dr. Chrissy Sheeler joins us for Part 2 of our Not Trauma-Informed discussion. We take a deep dive into Stirrups are Restraints and scripting around stirrups in childbirth.

🎧️ Part 2 - Episode 28 @pulsecheck.podcast.

#laborsupport #childbirtheducation #laborpositions

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

The Trauma-Informed Birth Nurse Program opens soon! Meet our powerful educators!
How many of them have you learned from before?!

#traumainformed #traumainformedcare #laboranddeliverynurse #obnurse #labornurse #nurses #birthtrauma

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

HeHe and Mandy sit down with Dr. Chrissy Sheeler, family practice physician in Canada.

She shares some awesome changes in language that you can start making to be more trauma-aware in your care, too.

Part 1 - Episode 28 @pulsecheck.podcast

#medicallanguage #traumainformedcare

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

You get to listen in on our conversation with a family practice physician, Dr. Sheeler, as she drops some awesome changes in language to be trauma-aware in your care, too.

Listen now! 🎧️ for Part 1 - Episode 28 @pulsecheck.podcast.

#medicallanguage #traumainformedcare

[The Birth Nurse @MandyIrby]

This shift in perspective is a story you don’t want to miss. Meet Ima, a new grad and... COVID charge nurse! She’s ready to tell us what happened last year along with troubling realizations about healthcare.

Episode 12 @pulsecheck.podcast

#covidnurse #nursingstudent