#458: Why Home Birth? A New Book For Fathers To Be With Jacob Dubois
Birthing Instincts
Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young
4.8 • 692 Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
What happens when a skeptical dad starts asking real questions about birth? Dr. Stu and Midwife Blyss sit down with Dad Jacob Dubois, author of Why Home Birth, to talk about how he went from doubter to outspoken home birth advocate, and why fathers may be one of the missing voices in the fight to reclaim birth from the medical system.
About Jacob
Jacob Dubois is a devoted husband to Madison and a proud father to two young sons (ages 2 and 4 months). He is the author of Why Home Birth? How hospitals turned birth into a medical procedure — and what the evidence actually shows, an evidence-based exploration that chronicles his personal journey from former home birth skeptic to confident advocate, drawing on what he learned over the past two years while supporting his wife through transformative birth experiences.
As @apogee.dad on Instagram, he shares authentic content centered around faith, fatherhood, and awakening perspectives on topics like birth and parenting.
Professionally, Jacob is an active-duty Marine Corps Officer with a background in logistics. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and a Master’s of Science in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Jacob is committed to sharing his story of transformation, bringing more fathers into the conversation around birth, and empowering families to question mainstream narratives on health and childbirth.
Instagram: @apogee.dad
Website: whyhomebirthbook.com
References:
Business of Being Born Documentary: https://www.thebusinessof.life/the-business-of-being-born
Discussed in This Episode
Why most people believe hospital birth is safest
Midwifery care vs obstetric care differences
The true meaning of birth beyond medical outcomes
The role of fathers in birth and pregnancy
Medicalization of birth in America explained
Birth trauma in hospital settings
ACOG guidelines, evidence-based care, and bias
Why dads need to speak up about birth
Podcast Produced by: Raquel Hernandez, Pride and Joy Doula Care
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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. So, |
| 0:20.9 | here we go. Good morning. Good afternoon, good evening, good middle of the night. It's time for us |
| 0:28.5 | to wing it again, fellow travelers. Good morning, Steele. Good morning, good morning, |
| 0:35.7 | everyone. Yeah, the way it works people is that |
| 0:38.5 | Bliss comes on the meeting and then we immediately record. We don't do, we really don't do any prep, |
| 0:47.0 | do we. No, I mean, we do prep ahead of time, but not together, really. Yeah. Yeah. It's always been your style. |
| 0:54.8 | I like this fond nati. |
| 0:56.2 | I'm sorry, what did you say? |
| 0:57.6 | I said it's always been your style. |
| 0:59.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:00.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:00.7 | I think when you do something unrehearsed the first time, it's better. |
| 1:05.4 | I know that actors would argue with me because they're professionals at their trade. |
| 1:10.4 | But I think when non-professionals tried to rehearse something, it doesn't, it's not as |
| 1:17.1 | real. |
| 1:20.1 | No, because it's rehearsed. |
| 1:22.3 | Yeah, I guess. |
| 1:23.0 | Well, yeah. |
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