15. Pain Management Expert: Dr. Jody Thomas PhD (PART 2) Two Incredible Birth Stories! NICU Advice for Parents & Creating Your Empowered Pain Experience.
Podcast |
BIRTH
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Dec 15, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:54:42

Dr. Jody Thomas shares her TWO incredible birth stories, her own experience having a baby in the NICU, valuable advice for all you parents who also end up with a baby in the NICU, and we talk about how to prepare for a positive and empowered pain experience. Plus a fun historical fact about the history of anesthesia during childbirth!

LINKS:

Dr. Jody Thomas' Website: https://www.jodythomasphd.com/

Meg Foundation website: https://www.megfoundationforpain.org/

Baby specific pain management: https://www.megfoundationforpain.org/newborns-babies

Comfort Poke Plan chat bot for kids: https://supermeg.comfortquest.io/

Nasal swab comfort plan for kids: https://comfortquest.io/swabplan/

Game plan for nasal swab.

ImaginAction website (free and open use for all): http://imaginaction.stanford.edu/

Audio Guide When Feeling Nauseous: http://imaginaction.stanford.edu/less-nauseous/

BUZZY BEE for Kids Getting Shots.

American Society of Clinical Hypnosis: https://www.asch.net/

Follow THE MEG FOUNDATION on Social Media:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/megfoundationforpain/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/megfoundationforpain

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/megfoundation

ABOUT TODAY'S EXPERT:

Dr. Jody Thomas is a licensed clinical psychologist, and specialist in pediatric medical illness and trauma. A well-known expert in pediatric pain who teaches internationally on the subject, she is also a founder and the former Clinical Director of the Packard Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center at Stanford, and a former Assistant Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She still serves as Adjunct Faculty for Stanford and an active consultant for the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Her passion for bringing together the power of medical science, technology and design to transform the way we think about kids and pain led her to her current focus but it's her role as a mom of two that solidified her path in creating the Meg Foundation. Dr. Thomas was recently chosen for the prestigious MayDay Fellowship, which supports pain experts in assuming public leadership roles to help end human suffering from pain through public discourse about research, best practices in care and policy.

Visit www.birthshow.com for some great free resources that will help you on your own journey into motherhood.

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If you find yourself struggling emotionally and mentally after having a baby, you are not alone. Please visit www.postpartum.net for help. There is someone waiting to talk you through this tough moment. Don't wait, help is only a few clicks away.

This podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding a medical condition.

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