Reproductive Education for a Better Birth Experience| Jessica Diggs

10/11/2021

Reproductive Education for a Better Birth Experience
Jessica Diggs

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We are a 501 3c Non-Profit. Our aim is to prevent and heal birth trauma through education. Women need to understand their options and rights in childbirth so that they can have a safe and healthy birth.

Today we talk to Jessica Diggs, one of the most sought after Doulas and Midwives in the San Francisco area and Education Lead at LOOM, an empowering digital education platform that brings accessible sexual and reproductive health education to all communities, including its debut program centering on pregnancy, birth, and postpartum topics. Jessica's work goes a long way in helping to provide wider access to the sort of inclusive and comprehensive education that is vital for health and safety at any stage of reproduction.

We talk about how Jessica's journey to be knowledgeable about sexual and reproductive health for herself and her friends led her into the birth world and becoming a doula and reproductive health educator. We also talk about the inception of LOOM and the value of accessible reproductive education. We discuss the lack of resources for teen parents, and the ways in which teen parents are able to thrive when they have proper support and education.

We discuss, as a doula, supporting a wider variety of pregnancy and birth experiences than what most people consider the "usual" and how every birth is improved when the individual experience of the parents is acknowledged and uplifted, including their gender identity, family structure, supporting partner, and individual values. We also talk about what the curriculum of LOOM covers, starting with the very basics of what many people may not know about their body or their pregnancy and working up.

Finally we talk about the ways that LOOM supports birth partners, regardless of parental status. We talk about giving the partners or chosen family of the birthing person the resources that they need to give the proper support and to be an active part of the experience. We also talk about what it means to normalize the experience of childbirth and how doing so can reduce the amount of fear that people experience going into pregnancy and improve birth outcomes and the overall experience of living in our bodies.

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It has come to light in recent years that an alarming number of women know very little when it comes go how their own bodies work. Even going into pregnancy and motherhood, many only have basic information when it comes to their reproductive health, and others know even less. This is a huge indictment of the state of reproductive education in many places in the U.S. and a pretty big mark against our society in terms of how well women and girls are being prepared to experience their reproductive years in a positive way, whether they want children or want to avoid pregnancy. Reproductive Education not only leads to greater freedom and peace of mind for women, but it also leads to healthier systems, better pregnancy outcomes, and greater ability for women to advocate for themselves and their needs.

Sarah and Jessica talk about the mission of LOOM as a reproductive and sexual health education platform in preparing new parents to protect their choices during their pregnancy and birth experiences. They also talk about the importance of education in destigmatizing different birth experiences and taking the shame out of different parenting circumstances, and in normalizing the things that a person's body does during pregnancy that nobody talks about.

Jessica Diggs is one of the most sought-after doulas in the Los Angeles area and Education Lead at LOOM, the sexual and reproductive health education digital platform that empowers women through inclusive, non judgemental information on their bodies. Jessica has helped to create content for LOOM’s debut program which focuses on pregnancy and postpartum topics and weaves together inclusivity, empathy, and science to create an informative and enjoyable digital learning experience. A licensed midwife, Jessica has been both a doula and reproductive health educator since 2012, and has built a reputation for excellence in supporting families through well-person care, home birth services, and conception support.

This episode was sponsored by:

Please donate HERE

We are a 501 3c Non-Profit. Our aim is to prevent and heal birth trauma through education. Women need to understand their options and rights in childbirth so that they can have a safe and healthy birth.