{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Carol Couchie and Elvira\u00a0Truglia: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Relationships","description":"Midwives play a vital role in supporting patients through their pregnancy journey, establishing strong connections with both the expectant individuals and their families as they prepare for parenthood. This close relationship uniquely positions midwives to recognize and address instances of family violence that their patients may experience. To support midwives in addressing family violence and abuse, Elvira Truglia, Knowledge Translation Lead at the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) and Carol Couchie, Indigenous Mentorship Lead at the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NCIM) have developed a comprehensive curriculum in their continuing education workshops and expert resources. Tune into this episode of Healthcare Change Makers to learn more about how their innovative project empowers both current and future midwives in providing trauma-informed care, and how they work to collaborate with their essential partners at McMaster University\u2019s Midwifery Education Program and the NCIM. Quotables: \u201cWe try to talk about very complicated ways of looking at our society and prepare our midwives to be able to handle situations and look at the bigger picture.\u201d \u2013 CC \u201cFamily violence can take many forms, it\u2019s not just about physical violence, it can be psychological, emotional and even financial.\u201d \u2013 ET \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to sew the seeds of healthy relationships for families that are experiencing violence. With this project, we\u2019re hoping that early intervention could mitigate the impact of family violence.\u201d \u2013 ET \u201cWe really try to talk to the midwives and students that you\u2019re never going to know all the answers, you\u2019re not necessarily going to become some kind of expert on how to handle families who are experiencing violence. But what we want you to do is find out what\u2019s out there, find out your resources, get your back up.\u201d \u2013 CC \u201cTrauma informed care is about welcoming and making people feel comfortable, forgiving missed appointments, asking people if they\u2019d like a glass of water, thanking them for coming, and understanding how difficult it may have been for them to get there.\u201d \u2013 CC \u201cKindness and love and patience are really what is needed for the most vulnerable in our community.\u201d \u2013 CC \u201cWe\u2019re hoping that through some of this work we\u2019re creating a conversation that starts to take away the taboo of talking about violence.\u201d \u2013 ET \u201cAs midwives we really have this beautiful opportunity to greet brand new human beings that come onto the planet and see that change happening and I want to greet those babies in a way that\u2019s least violent as possible.\u201d \u2013 CC Mentioned in this Episode: Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) McMaster University Midwifery Education Program National Council of Indigenous Midwives Graphic Novel: Something Is Off CAM \u2013 Family Violence Resources Community Midwives of Ottawa Association of Ontario Midwives Access More Interviews with Healthcare Leaders at HIROC.com\/podcast Follow us on Twitter, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Email us at Communications@HIROC.com. ","author_name":"Healthcare Change Makers","author_url":"http:\/\/www.hiroc.com","html":"