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Birthing Instincts

#396 Downsides of Induction

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

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

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Induced labors have pros and cons. For moms on the verge of delivery, it is fundamental to understand the whole scenery to make the best decision. However, interfering with the natural process can harm both the mother and the baby. Common risks of inducing labor are infections, postpartum hemorrhages, bleeding, umbilical cord issues, and general discomfort at the moment of delivery and even while breastfeeding. 

In this episode, you will learn everything about this topic while Dr. Stu and Blyss explain all the details. It is fundamental to know when to wait and when to induce labor because sometimes an induction may be necessary to protect the fetus's health. It is all a matter of communicating with the medical providers involved and deciding the best choice. 


In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:

  • The downsides of getting induced (for mothers);
  • The downsides of getting induced (for babies);
  • Why sometimes inductions are necessary.


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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.

0:24.8

Officially, happy New Year.

0:27.9

Happy New Year. Did you have a good time last night? Yeah, it's New Year's morning.

0:33.6

Depending on how you define a good time. Some people would think not, but I had a great time. I stayed

0:38.9

home. I had a couple friends come by for dinner. They went out. I watched Chronicles of Narnia

0:46.1

and had a fire in the fireplace with my cat. We had some wine. And I was in bed before midnight. Mm-hmm.

0:55.0

I was in bed just before midnight myself.

0:59.0

I went to a really amazing yoga class last night.

1:04.0

And then I went and like hung out with friends for a little bit at a house party.

1:07.0

It was really funny.

1:08.0

It wasn't my friend's house and she gave me the address.

1:12.8

And when I was walking up, I could see a bunch of people like facing the door that I would be

1:17.3

walking in and I couldn't see the address. And I was like, what if I walk into some random

1:23.9

people's party? And they did the 9 p.m. celebration the you know east coast watching the

1:31.4

ball drop and uh right after they said happy new year i walked in the door so it was kind of funny

1:38.0

honestly bliss it's just another it's just another wednesday morning for me and uh. You were like, are we recording? I'm like, yeah.

1:46.2

Yeah. Other than other than, other than there's some great, uh, college football games on today.

1:51.7

Uh, there, it's a Wednesday morning. And I'm really happy that it is because I get to see you.

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