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Mamas on Bedrest: A Story of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome

A little more than 6 years ago, Jenya Cassidy thought that she was finished having children. So imagine her surprise when she learned that she was not only pregnant, but pregnant with twins! Jenya’s surprise turned to shock when she learned that her twins had Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), a rare disorder of identical twins in which they share the same placenta. Advised to abort the pregnancy, Jenya believed any odds that her babies could live were good odds, so she did her own research, assembled her own “dream team” and with their help fashioned a course of action that resulted in 2 little girls at 33 1/2 weeks.

Tags: bed rest, Birth Advocacy, multiple gestation, older moms, pregnancy, Resources, Twins
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Mamas on Bedrest: Prenatal Care the “JJ Way”, An Interview with Midwife Jennie Joseph

This podcast was truly a thrill for me! Midwife Jennie Joseph is a pioneer in the field of maternity advocacy and has been “fighting the good fight” in Central Florida since 1989. For Jennie, good prenatal care isn’t just for some women, it’s for ALL women and Jennie makes her services available for ALL women. In this interview, Jennie shares with us how she came to start her Birthing Center, her training programs Common Sense Childbirth and Easy Access Prenatal Clinics.

Tags: Birth Advocacy, comfort, delivery, Health Care Reform, Maternal Health Care, Maternity Advocacy, Post Partum Care, pregnancy, Resources, support
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Mamas on Bedrest: Introducing “Early Minority” with Kim Hollins

I’m an African American Mama trying to raise her 2 African American children in this crazy “melting pot” called America. Now in grade school and learning “American History”, my children have questions race, culture and why it’s been such an issue. Often I have no answers.

Which is why I was so excited to “tweet” Kim Hollins (on Twitter, @EarlyMinority). A Senior Human Development and Early Education student, Kim is setting up a non-profit organization, Early Minority, to address issues of race and culture in the development of young African American Children. Please visit her website for more information or contact Kim directly at Kimberly@earlyminority.org.

Tags: bed rest, New Moms, older moms, Parenting, Relationships, Resources
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