The Practice Babies

Pinel’s work is considered the precursor to psychiatry. In the late 18th century, he overhauled the asylum system of Paris with his groundbreaking ideas about mental health. Research: Bicêtre Hospital. https://hopital-bicetre.aphp.fr/lhopital Boullerne, A.I., et al. “The origins ... Show More

This 2020 episode covers the Flexner Report, which is often credited with changing the medical field and shaping what medical education looks like today. But this document negatively impacted medicine in the Black community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Tracy and Holly talk about corporal punishment in schools and student loans. Tracy relays her experience at the British Museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

How a grave of 800 infants was found at a former mother and baby home in Ireland. 

The girlies talk surrogacy - from its Biblical roots to the sticky legal and ethical realities of today. Digressions include a warm welcome to baby Ilaria Baldwin, why the Polish army trained a bear for war, and how one listener solved Eliza's mystery head dent. Support the podca ... Show More

<p>In this episode, Molly and Cristen explore how babies are cared for at a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, and share tips for parents with children in the NICU.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.ihea ... Show More

Liz Waid and Ryan Geertsma look at baby boxes – a way to protect newborn babies when their parents cannot care for them.Check out more Spotlight English content at: www.SpotlightEnglish.com 

<p>The language of babies may be mysterious, but the customs of parenthood are universal. Granted, the open crotch pants of babies in China save on diaper changes, but all parents run the gauntlet of feedings, sleepless nights and the task of coming up with creative inducements t ... Show More

Babies who are born too early often get extra care in the hospital at the NICU, or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. But the NICU didn’t always exist – and it took doctors a long time to figure out how to care for these babies. Join Joy, co-host Betty and their pal Ruby Guthrie to he ... Show More

We have a natural instinct to protect babies, because they’re vulnerable. And sometimes, that instinct can be used against us. This episode is about newborns. Trigger warning: there is some violence against babies, but nothing is described in graphic detail. First, Sapphire share ... Show More

Listen to a foster story, social experiment, and more on children this week! Foster StoryCorps: https://storycorps.org/stories/finding-a-mom-and-the-power-of-love-reflections-from-a-foster-mother-and-daughter/ Social experiment full video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Z7EWFTYT ... Show More

In March of 2017 Andrew and Edward Senn received a call from a social worker that they were chosen to foster a set of premature nine day old twins who had been born with drugs in their system. The couple had been hoping to enter a long-term private adoption but they knew right aw ... Show More