The healthcare system gives new parents 36 hours to learn everything about keeping a human alive. Erica Hopper is trying to change that.
She's a postpartum nurse, lactation consultant, nursing instructor, and mom of three who color-codes her scrubs because she works three different jobs at the same hospital - all fighting the same broken system.
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About Erica:Erica Hopper, MSN, IBCLC has a Master's in nursing education and works at Jefferson Einstein Hospital as a postpartum nurse and lactation consultant. She teaches nursing students at Gwynedd Mercy University and Drexel, runs monthly Baby Bootcamp childbirth education weekends, and is passionate about maternal health advocacy, particularly paid parental leave and systemic healthcare reform.
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This episode is for anyone who takes care of everyone else but struggles to take care of themselves. It's a reminder that even the most organized-looking people have "schedule sleep study" on their list for half a decade.