Episode 20: Dr. Theresa Morris on Cesarean Birth in the United States

Episode Summary

Hillary sits down with Dr. Theresa Morris for a conversation about cesarean birth in the United States and the system around it. Theresa is a sociologist whose work on this is rigorous and frank, which is the conversation we needed.

We talk about the rate, the drivers, and what changes once you understand the labor nurse role in cesarean decisions and the pressure those nurses are under. We also get into how birth professionals can help shape and change policy without waiting for permission.

A solid policy-oriented listen and one that holds up several years later because the system has not changed as much as we wish it had.

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Dr. Theresa Morris on cesarean birth in the US

Labor and delivery nurses and cesarean decision-making

Maternity policy change