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Birthing Instincts

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.

#459: Over-Monitoring & Outcomes, How Are We Doing & Who Benefits.

86 hours 37 mins; April 01, 2026

#458: Why Home Birth? A New Book For Fathers To Be With Jacob Dubois

79 hours 32 mins; March 25, 2026

#457: Asymptomatic Bacturia & UTIs in Pregnancy. Balancing Antimicrobial Stewardship

92 hours 56 mins; March 18, 2026

#456: Principalities & Powers & Protecting Traditional Midwifery with Abby Iovine

83 hours 29 mins; March 11, 2026

#455: An Amazing OB Who Listens & Supports Triplets Vaginally with Dr. Michael Hervey II

78 hours 30 mins; March 04, 2026

#454: Getting Your Hands Wet: Water & Wisdom From Barbara Harper

116 hours 54 mins; February 25, 2026

#453: Energetic Imprinting & Integration with Pre & Perinatal psychology practitioner, Mary Jackson

99 hours 54 mins; February 18, 2026

#452: The Importance of Gathering - We Are The Microbiome

84 hours 4 mins; February 11, 2026

#451: We are not packaging sausages - Why Doulas should remain independent with Shellie Poulter & Ivy Joeva

103 hours 0 mins; February 04, 2026

#450: What’s To Do About Fluoride?

60 hours 58 mins; January 28, 2026

#449: A Free OB: A Conversation with Dr. Poppy Daniels on The Dangers of DepoProvera

76 hours 42 mins; January 21, 2026

#448: Tampons: Convenience Does Not Imply Safety

83 hours 20 mins; January 14, 2026

#447: Midwifery Past, Present and Future: Wisdom from Adele Rose

66 hours 7 mins; January 07, 2026

#446: Baby Aspirin for All??

35 mins; December 31, 2025

#445: Women Are Not a Formula: Debunking VBAC Myths with Sarah Stead

81 hours 42 mins; December 24, 2025

#444: Restoring Midwifery: Breaking Down the Indefensible

100 hours 57 mins; December 17, 2025

#443: Delusional Optimism: A Discussion of Recent Article On the Freebirth Society

114 hours 9 mins; December 10, 2025

#442: Allegations Are Not Evidence With Paul Golden: A Man For All Seasons

94 hours 32 mins; December 03, 2025

#441: Early Intervention for Newborn Trauma & Other Wisdom with Peds & Wellness Chiropractor, Tony Ebel

94 hours 31 mins; November 26, 2025

#440: Thrive Again With Crowdheath CEO Andy Schoonover

86 hours 19 mins; November 19, 2025

#439: Where Did The Courageous Doctors Go?

65 hours 6 mins; November 12, 2025

#438: Wellness Is Free! A Conversation On Trimester Zero With WeNatal Founders Vida & Ronit

77 hours 3 mins; November 05, 2025

#437: What Is The Value Of The Fetal Non Stress Test?

93 hours 3 mins; October 29, 2025

#436: What Is Vs. What Could Be. Models Of Care In Flux

98 hours 33 mins; October 22, 2025

#435: The Making of a Good Man with Ashley Mariani

81 hours 15 mins; October 15, 2025

#434: Decisions, Cesareans & How to Advocate with HeHe Stewart

109 hours 19 mins; October 08, 2025

#433: Q & A with Dr. K, Pregnancy Specialist

99 hours 16 mins; October 01, 2025

#432: The History of Alcohol & Pregnancy

84 hours 56 mins; September 24, 2025

#431: "Hold Your Beer" It's Fetal Macrosomia Guidelines

90 hours 22 mins; September 17, 2025

#430: Blood Transfusion Alternatives & Risks Explained

64 hours 41 mins; September 10, 2025

#429: The Passing of a Legend: Our Tribute To Michel Odent

69 hours 11 mins; September 03, 2025

#428: Venous Thromboembolism (DVT & PE) in Pregnancy, Sorting Through The Data

93 hours 9 mins; August 27, 2025

#427: Changing The Narrative with Girls Who Know® Founder Laurisa Paul

91 hours 20 mins; August 20, 2025

#426: Gail Tully of Spinning Babies, Finally

92 hours 21 mins; August 13, 2025

#425: Yoga Is A State Of Being with Claire Holloway

78 hours 44 mins; August 06, 2025

#424: If You Teach A Woman To Fish...A Talk On Restorative Reproductive Medicine with Dr. Marguerite Duane

102 hours 11 mins; July 30, 2025

#423: Elective Sterilization: Navigating Permanent Birth Control

59 mins; July 23, 2025

#422: What Are Legitimate Reasons For Induction?

71 hours 38 mins; July 16, 2025

#421: Turn Down The Power: Patti Wood On Radiation Exposure

87 hours 18 mins; July 09, 2025

#420: Periodontal Disease & Health Is Often Overlooked with Stacia Garmon, RDH

69 hours 53 mins; July 02, 2025

#419: Thank you, I love you. Our Conversation on the book "Yoni Owner's Manual" with Ibu Robin Lim

83 hours 31 mins; June 25, 2025

#418: What Zookeepers Know & Obstetricians Have Forgotten: A Conversation with Author Milli Hill

92 hours 26 mins; June 18, 2025

#417: Midwifery & The Conundrum Of The Legislative Process with Ellie Stangl

82 hours 30 mins; June 11, 2025

#416: Disentangling Mono-chorionic Twins

89 hours 44 mins; June 04, 2025

#415: Your Menstrual Cycle As A Window To Your Health. Our thoughtful discussion with "The Fifth Vital Sign" author, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

90 hours 25 mins; May 28, 2025

#414: Advocacy is a Team Sport

86 hours 24 mins; May 21, 2025

#413: Rediscovering Ancient Postpartum Traditions: Pelvic Steaming with Valerie Wiesner

61 hours 42 mins; May 14, 2025

#412: When Advocacy Isn’t Enough with Lara Janson

89 hours 32 mins; May 07, 2025

#411: Awareness & The Healing Of Future Generations with Dr. Stanton Hom

97 hours 19 mins; April 30, 2025

#410: Labor Preferences, Not Birth Plan! No Apology With Doula Lia Berquist

92 hours 58 mins; April 23, 2025

#409: Facts On Vax & So Much Else with Dr. Paul Thomas

95 hours 16 mins; April 16, 2025

#408: Neonatal Jaundice. Be Vigilant, Not Overzealous.

80 hours 23 mins; April 09, 2025

#407: Waking Up and Challenging the Narrative

66 hours 45 mins; April 02, 2025

#406: Trusting your scope of comfort with Free Birth Society Founder, Emilee Saldaya

109 hours 40 mins; March 26, 2025

#405: "Call The Neighbour" Birthing Wisdom From Traditional Birth Companion, Billie Harrigan

91 hours 6 mins; March 19, 2025

#404 Birth & Beliefs, Some Core Principles From Liz Wheeler

82 hours 1 min; March 12, 2025

#403 VBAC or Cesarean, An Honest Assessment of Risk & Benefit.

64 hours 13 mins; March 05, 2025

#402 Why Does Mystery Stop At The Hospital Door?: A discussion of Homeopathy with Midwife Laurie Fremgen

73 hours 17 mins; February 26, 2025

#401 Are We Done With Oxygen? NRP revisited with Michele Kazmier

77 hours 35 mins; February 19, 2025

#400 The Sanctity of Postpartum with Birthfit's Lindsey Matthews Cantu

64 hours 52 mins; February 12, 2025

#399 Let's Begin Again with Zach Bush, MD

81 hours 35 mins; February 05, 2025

#398 Bandl's Ring, like life itself, is perplexing

64 hours 53 mins; January 29, 2025

BONUS Reflecting on a Monumental Weekend in Washington D.C.: Empowering Change in Maternal Health

48 mins; January 27, 2025

#397 From The Cry Of A Mother, "Just The Inserts" was Born

61 hours 18 mins; January 22, 2025

#396 Downsides of Induction

62 hours 2 mins; January 15, 2025

#395 Certified Human: The era of A.I. is upon us

57 mins; January 08, 2025

#394 Reminiscing 2024

63 hours 46 mins; January 01, 2025

#393 Breast Has Always Been Best w/ IBCLC & Mom, Jaimie Zaki

96 hours 0 mins; December 25, 2024

#392 Twin Home Birth Outcomes Published…Finally, with Rixa Freeze, PhD

101 hours 57 mins; December 18, 2024

#391 The Wisdom To Know The Difference

83 hours 16 mins; December 11, 2024

#390 Call To Action: Time to Make Mothers Healthy Again

87 hours 34 mins; December 04, 2024

#389 Maternity Care Is The Most Important Care with Functional Medicine Practitioner, Sarah Thompson

102 hours 51 mins; November 27, 2024

#388 Our Food System Is Completely Bonkers with Mama Meals founders Holly & Eric Stein

86 hours 47 mins; November 20, 2024

#387 High Risk - What Does It Really Mean?

90 hours 28 mins; November 13, 2024

#386 We've Been Bamboozled, Musings on CTG with Dr. David Hayes

97 hours 59 mins; November 06, 2024

#385 Co-Sleep Discussion with Integrative Infant Sleep Specialist, Brittany Chambers

99 hours 50 mins; October 30, 2024

#384 Aftershock, A conversation with Omari Maynard & Shawnee Benton Gibson

99 hours 17 mins; October 23, 2024

#383 There Can Be Healing in Loss

116 hours 24 mins; October 16, 2024

#382 Tongue-Tie: A Discussion on a Multi-Disciplinary Approach with Dr. Chelsea Pinto & More Than Just a Mom, Cierra Rider

102 hours 51 mins; October 09, 2024

#381 Triumphant Birthing with Twin Mom, Jamie Raisleger

100 hours 29 mins; October 02, 2024

#380 Birth Stories from South Sudan with Kristine Lauria

83 hours 10 mins; September 25, 2024

#379 Oxytocin: What's the Story? With Dr. Sarah Buckley

81 hours 43 mins; September 18, 2024

#378 The Cost of Homebirth, Navigating Insurance in Midwifery

63 hours 35 mins; September 11, 2024

#377 Supporting Babies Through Cranial Sacral Therapy

65 hours 17 mins; September 04, 2024

#376 Two Birth Nerds go to a Conference

78 hours 44 mins; August 28, 2024

#375 The Courage & Wisdom of Andy Wakefield

93 hours 59 mins; August 21, 2024

#374 Pain & Pain Relief In Labor

87 hours 48 mins; August 14, 2024

#373 BI Podcast Special Edition: A 90's Triplet Story

80 hours 44 mins; August 07, 2024

#372 The Christiane Northrup Episode

73 hours 11 mins; July 31, 2024

#371 The Ever Changing Definitions Of Fetal Growth Restriction

104 hours 22 mins; July 24, 2024

#370 Birth Time: The Documentary

94 hours 36 mins; July 17, 2024

#369 Phases, Not Stages, of Labor - The Wisdom of Dr. Rachel Reed

98 hours 15 mins; July 10, 2024

#368 Boys to Men: The Importance of Masculinity

94 hours 24 mins; July 03, 2024

#367 It's Not Simple: MTHFR Explained

108 hours 27 mins; June 26, 2024

#366 Placentas: Way More Sacred Than a Biohazard

86 hours 8 mins; June 19, 2024

#365 A Neonatal Doctor Making A Difference

87 hours 50 mins; June 12, 2024

#364 Freebirth: Free to Choose

91 hours 59 mins; June 05, 2024

#363 The Significance of Integrating Reflexes, Who Knew?

90 hours 24 mins; May 29, 2024

#362 Studies Are Just Pieces Of Evidence with Dr. Emiliano Chavira

110 hours 40 mins; May 22, 2024

#361 Congenital Uterine Alternatives

96 hours 12 mins; May 15, 2024

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