Yema Mamas's video: Penny Simkin Interview Part 2: What Doulas Really Do Childbirth Education Delayed Cord Clamping

In this video Jana & Katy of Yema Mamas interview Penny Simkin, a well-known doula, childbirth educator & author! In part 2, Penny talks about the work she is doing right now, she describes some theory around the instinctual midbrain of women during birth and who doulas are and what they do! She also discusses her continued love for teaching parents about childbirth and shares information from recent studies about delayed cord clamping. Time Stamps for Topic Sections in Video: m00:40 Penny's Current Work: "What Do Doulas Really Do?" m07:05 Penny's Passions: Childbirth Education & Doulas for All m09:05 Penny's Thoughts on Delayed Cord Clamping Get our FREE printable pdf download on 7 Unpopular (but effective) Ways to Avoid Cesarean Birth: https://yemamamas.activehosted.com/f/5 Get our FREE printable pdf download of 3 Delicious Nourishing Postpartum Recipes: https://yemamamas.activehosted.com/f/3 Get our FREE training video on 3 Easy & Effective Hands-on Labor Comfort Skills for birth support partners: https://yemamamas.activehosted.com/f/7 Links mentioned in video: Penny's article in Midwifery Today - What Do Doulas Really Do? https://midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/what-do-doulas-really-do/ The Worst is Over by Judith Acosta - https://amzn.to/2uaLvPG ACOG (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org ACOG Supports Limiting Interventions in Labor - POSITION PAPER: https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Approaches-to-Limit-Intervention-During-Labor-and-Birth SUMMARY: www.dona.org/blogacog-supports-limiting-interventions/ ACOG Supports Doulas for Safe Prevention of Cesarean - POSITION PAPER: https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Obstetric-Care-Consensus-Series/Safe-Prevention-of-the-Primary-Cesarean-Delivery SUMMARY: https://www.dona.org/acog-smfm-statement-one-of-the-most-effective-tools-to-reduce-the-cesarean-rate-doulas/ Open Arms Perinatal Services (Doulas for Everybody!) - https://www.openarmsps.org Studies mentioned regarding delayed cord-clamping: "Delayed umbilical cord clamping has been shown to improve iron stores in infants to 6 months of age....infants undergoing delayed clamping had higher levels of hemoglobin. Delayed cord clamping also reduced the prevalence of anemia at 8 months in infants." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28114607 "Infants may benefit if resuscitation could be provided with an intact umbilical cord..." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28526223 "This systematic review provides high-quality evidence that delayed clamping reduced hospital mortality, which supports current guidelines recommending delayed clamping in preterm infants." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29097178 Penny's 80th Bday Conference - http://celebrate.pennysimkin.com Penny's Website - http://www.pennysimkin.com Penny's Youtube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/PSfromPenny Penny's Popular Books: The Birth Partner - https://amzn.to/2JdEYsl Pregnancy, Childbirth, & the Newborn - https://amzn.to/2u9HnQd When Survivors Give Birth - https://amzn.to/2ubvxVB Labor Progress Handbook - https://amzn.to/2umUNro Like our videos!? Subscribe to our channel! AND join our Yema Mamas Weekly Wisdom Emails to receive our videos empowering women through birth, motherhood, & more directly to your inbox: https://yemamamas.activehosted.com/f/11 CONNECT WITH US: http://www.yemamamas.com http://www.facebook.com/yemamamas http://www.instagram.com/yemamamas http://www.twitter.com/yemamamas Music: Landscape by Jarico @jaricomusic Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/sWqYR7ePU7U