EBB 172 - Breech Vaginal Birth with Dr. Rixa Freeze and Dr. David Hayes
On today’s podcast, we have the pleasure to talk to our honored guests, Dr. Rixa Freeze and Dr. David Hayes about breech vaginal birth.
Dr. Rixa Freeze has a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and is a researcher, professor, and mother of four children. Her current research specialization is vaginal breech birth, and she's president of Breech Without Borders, a 501(c)3 non-profit. She also blogs at Stand and Deliver. Dr. David Hayes, MD, is an OBGYN who works at Harvest Moon Women’s Health with an academic background and a passion for science and its proper application to clinical medicine. Dr. Hayes has worked for Medecins Sans Frontieres, Doctors Without Borders, and is trained in critical care obstetrics.
We with talk about the evidence-based research around breech vaginal birth. We also talk about their innovative approach to breech vaginal birth training with Breech Without Borders.
RESOURCES:
Learn more about Breech Without Borders here (https://www.breechwithoutborders.org/).
Learn more about Dr. Freeze and Stand and Deliver here (https://arixa.blogspot.com).
Learn more about Dr. Hayes and Harvest Moon Women’s Health here (https://www.harvestmoonwomenshealth.com/).
Learn more about Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) International here (https://www.msf.org/).
Learn more about PubMed here (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/).
Learn more about Doctors Without Borders here (https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/).
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