Birthing Instincts

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#209: Professionally Responsible??? May 19, 2021

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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 ethicists
Directive counseling: Subtle coercion is still coercion
Beneficence based ethics
Paternalism and the ambiguity of research articles

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Connect with Blyss

Instagram: @birthingblyss
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#208: Nature is smarter than the CEO of Moderna May 12, 2021

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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 Conference
Face masks and vaccines: Laws, regulations, and reality
Steps for improving the immune system
Censorship and countering bad ideas with good ideas
Tools for standing up for medical freedom

Connect with Dr. Stu

Instagram: @birthinginstincts
Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss

Instagram: @birthingblyss
Website: birthingblyss.com

Resources:

The Vaccine Friendly Plan

The Business of Baby

Sayer Ji

Vaccinefacts.info

Desiree on IG @wildwolfherbs

Paul Thomas on IG @Paulthomasmd

Man’s Search for Meaning

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#207: Informed Consent Quandary May 05, 2021

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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 Instincts

The 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 right of uninformed refusal

Connect with Dr. Stu

Instagram: @birthinginstincts
Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss

Instagram: @birthingblyss
Website: birthingblyss.com

Show References:

Follow @_milkandthemoon_

Dr. Stu’s letter from the AMA

ACOG Ethical Decision Making

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 664

Episode 151: Subtle Coercion is Still Coercion

Episode 157: Last Incubator on the Left

The Straw Men of Ethics: A Different Opinion

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#206: The Long and Winding Road Apr 28, 2021

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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 stories
How Blyss and Dr. Stu’s paths crossed
Frustrations with the medical system model
Dumb Dr. Dogma highlights

Connect with Dr. Stu

Connect with Blyss

Instagram: @birthingblyss
Website: birthingblyss.com

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#205: No Place Like Home Apr 21, 2021

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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 births
What happens when something goes wrong in a home birth
Lack of breech birth education for doctors
How the healthcare “shift” mentally creates uncertainty

Connect with Dr. Stu

Instagram: @birthinginstincts
Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss

Instagram: @birthingblyss
Website: birthingblyss.com

References:

Against the Wind Podcast with Paul Thomas

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Dr. Stu’s Podcast #204: Coming Clean Apr 14, 2021

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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 Apr 14, 2021

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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 Hysteria, More Hiking Apr 14, 2021

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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 Correctness Apr 14, 2021

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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! Apr 14, 2021

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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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