Postpartum Survival 101: A Midwife on Postpartum Care with Juilet Huntington, CNM | Golden Hour, Episode 56

For decades, we've treated birth like the finish line.But what if birth is actually the beginning?In this episode of the Golden Hour, Dr. O sits down with certified nurse midwife Juliet Huntington to talk about the part of motherhood our healthcare system continues to overlook: postpartum.Together we discuss:Why postpartum deserves far more attention than a single six-week visitThe concept of matrescence and the identity shift of becoming a motherWhy so many families feel isolated after birthThe postpartum support model America should be buildingHome birth lessons that hospitals can learn fromPostpartum anxiety, depression, and birth traumaRelationships, intimacy, and body image after birthWhy community may be the single most powerful postpartum intervention we haveJuliet shares both her professional experience as a midwife and her personal experience as a mother of four, offering an honest and deeply compassionate look at what families actually need during the fourth trimester.Because the truth is simple:You were never supposed to do postpartum alone.#Postpartum #NewParents #Momlife #MaternalHealth #WomensHealth #pregnancy #pregnancyjourney #postpartumjourney #parenthood #mom #mother #motherhood #motherhoodjourneyThank you for listening ❤ PODCAST LINKS:- Podcast Website: ⁠https://goldenhour.fm⁠- YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GoldenHourFM?ref=bs- Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golden-hour/id1768847425?ref=bs- Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goldenhourfm?ref=bs- RSS: ⁠https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2401875.rss?ref=bsSOCIAL LINKS:- Instagram: https://instagram.com/goldenhour.fm?ref=bs- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goldenhour.fm?ref=bs