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Birthing Instincts

#326 Do Current Medical Guidelines Make Us Safer?

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

Parenting, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 87 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

By almost any parameter of general health we are a sicker society than we were 50 years ago. Models of wellness abound yet we are still told to follow only some science. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in pregnancy. Blyss & Dr. Stu share their recent "rememberings" from traveling to visit a nurturing community of birth workers and the positive experiences of listeners. Then we look at some medical dictates which Blyss sees as irresponsible and which infuriate Dr. Stu. The contrast is revealing and people are waking up.


In this episode, Dr. Stu and Blyss explore the complexities of maternity care and trusting one's intuition amidst challenging situations. Drawing on a follower's experience, they underscore the importance of validating intuition and making informed decisions based on evidence, common sense, and personal experiences. Further, they scrutinize the increasing rates of birth interventions and their negative impacts, prompting a reflection on current practices and the need for safer environments for childbirth. 

Key highlights:

  • Midwifery Conference Highlights
  • Maternity Care Challenges and Trusting Intuition
  • Increasing Rates of Birth Interventions and the Negative Impacts
  • ACOG's Support for Vaccinations in Pregnancy
  • Vaccine Safety and Mandates in Pregnancy

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Burling Instincts Podcast.

0:05.0

I'm Dr. Stewart Fishbein, community-based practicing obstetrician and long-time advocate for birth choices.

0:10.0

And I'm Bliss Young, a licensed midwife.

0:13.0

Join us in our conversational style podcast where we talk about everything birth.

0:17.0

Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, but we're happy that you're here.

0:33.1

So here we go. You ready? No, but I'm here and I love you guys. We're recording on a Sunday because this week of reintegrating for me has been definitely, definitely rough. So thanks,

0:41.1

for your flexibility. And here we are. Do you want to say any more about that? Well, you know,

0:48.6

that wonderful place that I decided to move into, that saying that if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

0:57.6

Yeah, my landlord turned out to be a total nut job.

1:02.9

Like crazy, crazy, crazy.

1:07.4

So I'm sorry about that.

1:10.4

That happens. Yeah, it happens a. I'm sorry about that. That happens.

1:12.0

Yeah.

1:12.6

It happens a lot.

1:13.8

It recently happened to someone I know really, really well, the same sort of thing.

1:18.1

I thought they had a good thing with a, with a roommate who turned into, you know, unpredictable nut job.

1:26.7

Right.

1:26.8

Yeah.

1:27.7

So I, um, I have to move again, which is disappointing because I really organized my life to be able to be back on call and be ready.

1:36.5

And so, you know, it's as people who are birth workers know that like being organized and grounded and our work is like one of the most important

1:45.3

things. So that's that's my most challenge right now is just to try and um be on call while

1:52.8

moving. But it'll all work out. Life works out. It's all fine. Um, but it's been, I've only been

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