From L&D rules to road closures, Dr. Stu ponders the absurd. Blyss joins in as the team discuss the origins of worry and life on the road as a solo birth worker…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #157: Last Incubator on the Left
In annual Halloween tradition, Dr Stu talks with twin parents Linda & Andrew who share the horror of helplessness of having their newborns trapped in baby jail. #twinpregnancy #NICU #babyjail…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #156: Two Dum Dums on a Couch with Microphones
Sleep deprivation doesn’t stop Blyss and Dr. Stu as they respond to a listener’s questions about the confounding topic of clotting disorders in pregnancy and miscarriage. Dr. Stu shares his 2 seconds of fame…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #155: Here’s YOUR placenta, that will be $800!
What’s the deal with placental pathology anyway? From oligohydramnios to home insemination, Blyss & Dr. Stu tackle some really fertile questions. Links from the EpisodeNew Jersey Symposium for Physiologic BirthMadison Breech Conference…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #154: “It’s time for Johnny to get vaccinated:
The NIH is funding research on vaccine acceptance and counseling techniques rather than safety. Blyss & that right-wing nut, Dr. Stu, are not surprised. Meanwhile, they catch up on cool birthing stuff and recent teaching events…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #153: “Capturing the Moment”: Birth is a life event, not a procedure.
Even the LA Times gets it. Blyss & Dr. Stu host Birth Photographer and Doula Stephanie Entin of Little Plum Photography in a discussion about the whys and hows of memorializing life as art. …
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #152: Postpartum, the Neglected Trimester
You’re discharged today, see you in 6 weeks.” Now what? Alyssa Berlin, PsyD joins Blyss & Dr. Stu to discuss starting an Afterbirth Plan well before your due date…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #151: Subtle Coercion is Still Coercion
Dr. Stu’s & Blyss discuss his recent blog, the questionable misuse of “directive counseling” and good news from McMaster University…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #150: Taking Care of Yourself Doesn’t Mean Me First; It Means Me Too.
Blyss & Dr. Stu respond to listener’s questions and discuss birth stories & fun topics from Florence Nightingale to Homer the cat to self care…
Dr. Stu’s Podcast #149: Community Based Birth, Uniting the Silos
Guest Augustine Colebrook joins the team for a wide ranging conversation from birth systems and reaching critical mass to prolonged happy hours and yoga pants!…