<p><span class="TextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0">In this episode of</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0">Coming Together for Sexual Health</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0">, host Tammy welcomes Dr. Bethany Golden, a nurse midwife, to discuss the many ways midwives support sexual and reproductive health beyond childbirth. Bethany shares how midwives provide holistic, patient-centered care, including contraception, abortion, STI treatment, gender-affirming care, and primary healthcare for people of all genders and ages. She talks about studies that show that most midwives provide reproductive health services and almost half provide primary care: "...so this is a large portion of what we do. And so the public perception...is that we are doing pregnancy-related care. Again, that is part of what we do, but we spend a lot of time focused on other moments in people's lives."&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0">Bethany also talks about her work with the Reproductive Health Service Corps, which is training more midwives and clinicians in abortion care. Tune in for an insightful conversation on reimagining reproductive healthcare for a more inclusive and</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0">equitable</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116242317 BCX0">future.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW116242317 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="EOP SCXW116242317 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">Guest Bio:&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">Bethany Golden, RN, CNM (she/her), is a registered nurse and a certified-nurse midwife with deep clinical experience and knowledge of comprehensive reproductive health including abortion. As a clinician, consultant, and lecturer, and as part of research teams, she has worked in clinics, hospitals, universities, and villages in New York City, SF Bay Area, Chicago, Fiji, and Nicaragua. Most</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">recently, as a member of the Future of Abortion Council's workforce committee and</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">the policy adv</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">isor</span></span> <span class= "TextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">at</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">(TEACH)</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">, she</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">initiated</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW116152981 BCX0">, co-developed, and advocated for the successful passage of bill AB1918. The law created the CA Reproductive Health Service Corps to train and diversify the entire health care team, which she currently co-directs at TEACH with Megan Kumar. Since 2002, she co-founded and continues to operate ICAS/Juntos Adelante, a not-for-profit that focuses on health and human rights in Nicaragua.</span></span><span class= "EOP SCXW116152981 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"335559685":0,"335559731":720}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="EOP SCXW116152981 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"335559685":0,"335559731":720}"><a href= "https://californiaptc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Beyond-Birth-Midwives-Role-in-Sexual-Health.pdf"> Read the transcript</a> of the episode.</span></p> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW255314509 BCX0"> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW255314509 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW255314509 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="-" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Calibri","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"-","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> <p 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data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW255314509 BCX0">and</span></span> <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW255314509 BCX0" href= "https://www.instagram.com/bethanygolden/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW255314509 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Instagram</span></span></a><span class= "EOP SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW255314509 BCX0"> <ul class="BulletListStyle2 SCXW255314509 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW255314509 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="o" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Calibri","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW255314509 BCX0"><span class= "TextRun SCXW255314509 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW255314509 BCX0">Bethany’s Publication:</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW255314509 BCX0" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-022-00718-2" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW255314509 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Emerging approaches to redressing multi-level racism and reproductive health disparities</span></span></a><span class= "EOP SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW255314509 BCX0"> <ul class="BulletListStyle2 SCXW255314509 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW255314509 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="o" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Calibri","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW255314509 BCX0">Related episodes of Coming Together for Sexual Health: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW255314509 BCX0" href= "https://captc.libsyn.com/s3-ep5-trauma-informed-pregnancy-care-with-becca-schwartz-lcsw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW255314509 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Trauma-Informed Pregnancy Care with Becca Schwartz, LCSW</span></span></a> <span class="EOP SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&</span> <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW255314509 BCX0" href= "https://captc.libsyn.com/s3-ep9-abortion-and-reproductive-justice-across-state-lines" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW255314509 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Abortion and Reproductive Justice Across State Lines</span></span></a><span class="EOP SCXW255314509 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW255314509 BCX0"> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW141658527 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW141658527 BCX0"><span class= "TextRun SCXW141658527 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW141658527 BCX0">Have any questions, concerns, or love letters? 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