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On today\\u2019s podcast we are excited to feature Feminist Midwife, Stephanie Tillman (she/her), a midwife at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Stephanie is on the Board of Directors of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Midwest Access Project. Stephanie is also a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Ethics Committee and is an advisory committee member of the Queer and Transgender Midwives Association.\\xa0

We talk about Stephanie\\u2019s journey to becoming a midwife involved in trauma-informed care. We also talk about the importance of active consent regarding pelvic exams and forced medical interventions in birth work. Stephanie also shares her thoughts about the ARRIVE trial\'s effects on 39-week elective inductions in the Chicago area.

**Content Warning: We will be talking about obstetric abuse, sexual assault, trauma, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and gaslighting.**

RESOURCES:

Learn more about Stephanie Tillman and \\u201cFeminist Midwife\\u201d here (https://www.feministmidwife.com/). Read Stephanie\\u2019s article \\u201cConsent in Pelvic Care\\u201d here (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmwh.13189). Follow Stephanie on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/FeministMidwife/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/feministmidwife), and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/feministmidwife/).\\xa0

Learn more about the American College of Nurse-Midwives here (https://www.midwife.org/default.aspx).\\xa0

Learn more about Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health here (https://www.nsrh.org/).\\xa0

Learn more about the Midwest Access Project here (https://midwestaccessproject.org/).\\xa0

Learn more about the Queer and Transgender Midwives Association here (https://www.elephantcircle.net/qtma).\\xa0

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