#340 Unraveling Genetic Screening

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

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

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Understanding the different types of genetic screening can be confusing. Blyss and Dr. Stu try to make sense of this important topic. We catch up on Dr. Stu's appearance on the Daily Show, and Blyss makes a rookie mistake.

We also highlight the unpredictable nature of birth and the necessity of surrendering to the process. Sharing a birth experience, we underscore the importance of preparedness and letting go of the idea of being in control. A listener's letter sheds light on the need for more understanding and support for mothers during the postpartum period. We discuss women's expectations during childbirth and the dire need for improved care and support from the medical system. We address the importance of genetic testing for carrier screening and the potential ramifications of expanding government-run healthcare.

Our conversation further delves into the importance of men's fertility in conception and healthy pregnancies, sharing insights from a listener’s NIPT test. We stress the importance of women advocating for themselves and trusting their gut when it comes to their pregnancy and birth choices.

Key highlights:

Government Control of Home Births
Expectations and Lessons from Birth Experiences
Home Birth and Genetic Screening
Carrier Screening for Genetic Conditions
False Positive Rates and NIPT Testing

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BIRTHFIT | Go to birthfit.com and use the code INSTINCTS1 for a discount on the Basics Prenatal program, or INSTINCTS2 for a discount on the Basics Postpartum program.

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Email: [email protected]
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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Burling Instincts Podcast.
0:05.0	I'm Dr. Stuart 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, so here we go.
0:23.2	Good morning, my beautiful goddess. Good afternoon, good evening, and good middle of the night.
0:28.4	Good morning to you, kind sir. I love Wednesdays.
0:35.3	I love seeing you. Sometimes I get a little, today's, I'm a little overwhelmed with the amount of topics we would like to cover.
0:42.4	So we'll just see how it goes.
0:45.6	Yeah, so let's start by catching up.
0:48.8	Real quickly, a couple podcasts ago, I mentioned if anybody could look up what Fell Swoop meant.
0:55.7	By the way, I was trying to look it up while you were talking, but it didn't work out.
0:59.9	So yeah, tell me.
1:01.0	Our friend Raquel looked it up and it says this.
1:04.5	Fell was once used to mean a savage or cruel action while Swoop to find a hard hit.
1:09.8	Think bird of prey swooping down and ransacking a nest
1:12.9	in one blow. Probably originated from Shakespeare's Macbeth. For the playwright likens the murder
1:20.9	of McDuff's wife and children to a hawk swooping down on defenseless prey. Thank you, Raquel.
1:30.9	Thank you, Raquel. They all have origins and the origins are actually sometimes quite interesting. So and a lot of them
1:36.2	lead back to Shakespeare. Okay, so what's going on? I noticed that you're wearing your
1:43.0	daily show t-shirt.
1:45.0	We'll get to that.
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