How Midwives Can Support the Maternal Health Crisis | MedCity News | FemFwd

Marissa Plescia talks with Dr. Amanda Shafton, a certified nurse midwife and National Director of Midwifery at OB Hospitalist Group, about what physician-midwife collaboration actually looks like at the bedside. Amanda explains why OBHG's team-based model, pairing an obstetrician with a midwife, consistently outperforms other staffing models, and where doulas fit alongside that clinical team. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:32 - Meet Dr. Amanda Shafton and OB Hospitalist Group 00:01:15 - What physician-midwife collaborative care looks like 00:02:52 - Where doulas fit into the care team 00:03:44 - Why midwifery improves birth outcomes 00:05:33 - How many midwives OBHG employs nationwide 00:06:48 - The looming maternal healthcare workforce crisis 00:07:33 - Midwives and access in rural, underserved communities 00:09:32 - How insurance covers midwifery care 00:10:52 - Supporting community birth and hospital transfers 00:11:44 - What it will take to expand access to midwifery care 00:13:14 - Closing OB Hospitalist Group (OBHG): obhg.com (verify URL) Host: Marissa Plescia, MedCity News Email: mplescia@medcitynews.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia FemFWD PODCAST Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://open.spotify.com/show/4h5Pt6F...