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Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

The birth world can be overwhelming for parents and practitioners alike. Dr. Stuart Fischbein and Midwife Blyss Young and their combined 55+ years of experience are here to support you in this beautiful rite of passage.Join the weekly conversation as we blend wisdom and humor in discussing our recent births, the latest research, traditional healing, and instinctual birth.

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#212: Full of Surprises!

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2021/06/09

Blyss and Dr. Stu discover they aren’t yet old dogs. The third stage of labor still has new tricks to teach us. Join in the conversation as we share tales of perplexing placentas and listener comments.In this episode of Birthing Instincts:Birthing stories: one size does not fit allGratitude in the birthing experienceShort cords, twins, and perplexing placentasThe things they don’t teach in medical schoolPlacenta inspectionThe secret power of Yunnan BaiyaoConnect with Dr. StuInstagram:

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#211: What Mammals Know and We Have Forgotten

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2021/06/02

The mammalian birth model is perfectly designed, and anything outside of that is an intervention. Today’s topic focuses on how the medical model disrupts the birthing process, when to allow nature to play its role, and when it might be time to step in.In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:The conflict of personal responsibility and autonomy decision makingHow labor is a primitive brain function like breathingAny care outside of mother and child is an interventionWhat is the cascade of

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#210: Deliver Us From Eva with Eva Thies

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2021/05/26

Hemophilia mom, Eve Thies, gets a "do over" as she recounts her two birth stories with Blyss & Dr. Stu.In this episode of Birthing Instincts Podcast:New birth stories and Dr. Stu’s favorite musicHemophilia A, Preeclampsia, and breech birthsBirth choices: standing up and asking questionsDecision making around home birthAcknowledging the effects of birthing careConnect with Dr. StuInstagram: @birthinginstinctsWebsite: birthinginstincts.comConnect with BlyssInstagram: @birthingblyssWebsite:

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#209: Professionally Responsible???

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2021/05/19

Maybe academia just sees the world differently. More division and suspicion and the destruction of trust in the medical system as Dr. Stu once again deconstructs the ethics of the self-proclaimed ethicists. Blyss and Dr. Stu discuss another way to communicate. There is some good news, too!In this episode of Birthing Instincts:Not so ethical ethicistsDirective counseling: Subtle coercion is still coercion Beneficence based ethicsPaternalism and the ambiguity of research articlesConnect with Dr

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#208: Nature is smarter than the CEO of Moderna

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2021/05/12

In today's show, Blyss and Dr. Stu continue the theme of questioning everything. From virtual funerals to airline face mask "law" to how to live healthily. After another beautiful primip home breech birth, Dr. Stu headed to Oregon to bring back pearls from the Healthy Immunity 2021 Conference.In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:Takeaways from the Healthy Immunity 2021 ConferenceFace masks and vaccines: Laws, regulations, and reality Steps for improving the immune

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64:47

#207: Informed Consent Quandary

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2021/05/05

In this episode, Blyss and Dr. Stu are getting into the ethics of decision-making and informed consent. Between gray area guidelines, personal bias, and passed down dumb doctor dogma, this topic can be confusing. Today Dr. Stu and Blyss share their perspective on the foundational value of their practice.In this episode of Birthing InstinctsThe downside to being licensed by the state The different types of informed consent Who decided the standard for good medical practice Ethical decision making The

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#206: The Long and Winding Road

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2021/04/28

In this edition of the Birthing Instincts podcast, Blyss and Dr. Stu share their backstory. How did we end up here in Blyss’s kitchen? Dr. Stu’s Dumb Doctor Dogma segment shows the dogma is systemwide and an idyllic breech home birth in the canyon and a sweet letter of gratitude from breech parents remind us of the beauty and awe of birth.In this episode of The Birthing Instincts Podcast:Breech birth storiesHow Blyss and Dr. Stu’s paths crossedFrustrations with the medical system modelDumb Dr. Dogma

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#205: No Place Like Home

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2021/04/21

Ruby slippers aside, on this opening episode of the Birthing instincts podcast Blyss and Dr. Stu explore and discuss the differences between the home birth midwifery model of care and the hospital medical model of care. Success, safety & satisfaction all matter. We debut our new Midwife Wisdom and Dumb Doctor Dogma segments and catch up on births and letters as usual. Welcome to our podcast. In this episode of Birthing Instincts:Updates for the show The differences in home and hospital

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #204: Coming Clean

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2021/04/14

Blyss and Dr. Stu talk birth and take a refreshing plunge into listener questions on hypertension in pregnancy, a new editorial supportive of the home birth option in slate.com and more on breeches & twins. Dr. Stu sat for a Welsh documentary, and Xander gets his first bath.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #203: It’s the Simple Things

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2021/04/14

Lest we forget in the midst of all the craziness! It is the simple things sometimes. Dr. Stu went to the movies!! But had to drive 450 miles to do it. Blyss @birthingblyssmidwifery joins Dr. Stu to discuss lockdown malevolence, data on 1st twin breech, & interlocking heads, putting “stuff” into our bodies could be reckless and the latest in other birth and health common sense.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #202: Sanity Warning ⚠️: Less...

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2021/04/14

Listening to this episode may expose you to logic and reasoning. Blyss Joins Dr. Stu on a variety of topics affecting the birthing world. Privacy, thrombocytopenia in pregnancy, more virus updates, and some parallels on how we treat aging and the birthing are on the breakfast table.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #201: Commonplace Does Not Equal...

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2021/04/14

Blyss and I discuss current topics affecting the birth world. Risks of cesarean section, Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy update, another loss of choice for LA moms, and intermittent monitoring are on the breakfast table.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #200: Conform or Else!

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2021/04/14

Back on with Blyss! Since when did speaking out become a health hazard? We will catch up and talk pros and cons of midwife licensing, vaccination for young women and listener correspondence. An excellent new documentary is out on a pioneer in fetal health.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #199: What They Say & What it Means

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2021/04/14

Blyss is on her way home from Hawaii so Dr. Stu talks on twins, IUGR, placentas, breech and more Medical Board malfeasance. Reader letters, the latest news and a nod to the "mishpoche".

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #198: No Power in Yes

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2021/04/14

Blyss is off in Hawaii, well deserved, while I discuss the power of No! So much to catch up on from the past two weeks. Stu reviews three sets of twin births and the liberty of self-employment. Join me for some common sense.@birthingblyssmidwifery @drstantonhom

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #197: Blyss on the Rocks

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2021/04/14

There’s a new home birth drama taking Netflix by storm. Blyss & Dr. Stu share their movie review and review a strange birthing week.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #196: Special Powers

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2021/04/14

Blyss dodges a Covid-19 bullet and the Dynamic Duo discuss staying healthy and the alter egos of NIPT, melatonin & Green Journal confusion.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #195: What A Year!

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2021/04/14

Blyss & Dr. Stu look back at a year of births and share their wisdom on listener topics.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #194: Different Species!

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2020/12/28

Alliterations aside, Blyss is busy birthing so Dr. Stu discusses a tale of two breeches and why all pregnant women and “birthing people” are not the same. Other topics include Covid-19 updates, more silliness out of the capital and listener letters.

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #193: Birthing People

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2020/12/21

Blyss & Dr. Stu try anti-social distancing and give Zoom a try. Harvard and wisdom may be oxymoronic but wisdom from C.S. Lewis stands the test of time.

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