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Birthing Instincts

#366 Placentas: Way More Sacred Than a Biohazard

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

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

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Join us for an eye-opening episode as we welcome Kimberly Denitz-Zuleger, a passionate doula and maternal health activist from Southern California. With a wealth of experience encapsulating over 400 placentas since 2015, Kim shares her profound knowledge on the multifaceted roles and cultural symbolism of the placenta. We traverse the spiritual and medicinal benefits of placenta consumption and the serene practice of cord burning, providing a holistic view into informed postpartum care decisions.

We dive deep into the complexities faced by a second-time mom at 42 weeks, balancing the fine line between necessary medical interventions and trusting the natural birthing process. Through these narratives, we illuminate the emotional dynamics between parents and caregivers, emphasizing the significance of trust and intuition. Join us for an episode filled with heartfelt stories, insightful discussions, and the celebration of life’s beginnings.

About Kimberly Summer Denitz-Zuleger, CLEC, CPT, PMH-C, Doula:

Kimberly Denitz-Zuleger is a So Cal native, mother, writer, doula, and maternal health activist. She is the Global Chapter Director for the International Cesarean Awareness Network and co-leader for the Ventura and Santa Barbara Chapters. She has encapsulated over 400 placentas since 2015 and has been part of many placenta medicine rituals with people from varying cultures around her community. Her credentials include multiple certifications in the fields of health care, and maternal mental health, as well as a degree in Behavioral Science, although it’s her real-world experience that has taught her everything she knows. She is most happy jumping in the ocean after a long trail run in the mountains.

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Key highlights:

  • Midwifery, Birth Spaces, and Anatomy
  • The Marvels of the Placenta
  • Cultural Birthing Rituals and Placenta Encapsulation
  • Importance of Physiologic Delivery Process
  • Placenta Encapsulation and Spiritual Beliefs
  • Lotus Birth and Ceremony Practices

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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 longtime 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.

0:24.9

All right, we are here live. I'm here with Kimberly Zooliger, who's one of my good friends here

0:33.6

in Santa Barbara, and we both are placenta encapsulators in the local area. Dr. Stu is in

0:40.9

Vimiji. Where did we figure out Vamigi is? Minnesota. Mimiji, Minnesota. He is, what'd you say?

0:48.0

Minnesota. Minnesota. Minnesota. He is doing what he does best, which is teaching and bringing breach back on board.

0:58.2

And so he's with a traditional midwives.

1:00.5

So I'm feeling a little jealous because I would love to be learning with traditional midwives today.

1:06.7

But second best, here we are recording and talking about placenta.

1:10.5

So that's our topic today.

1:11.8

We're going to talk about all things placentas, what they do, how they are delivered,

1:19.6

how we can separate them, what the options are.

1:22.3

And then now what?

1:23.9

Now what do you do with this organ?

1:27.1

So we're going to talk about not throw it away. That's right.

1:31.5

That's right. We both believe in the sacred. So welcome Kim. Do you like Kim or Kimberly?

1:37.1

Kim's fine. I should know this, but you know, we're being a little more formal today.

1:43.2

I like I like Kimberly, but it sounds like my mother getting angry at me.

1:48.2

Great.

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