Acclaimed birth worker, Lindsey Meehleis, joins Dr. Stu and Blyss for a passionate conversation about their profession. Lindsey is a mom and traditional spiritual midwife who has been serving childbearing women through birth, lactation and emotionally through trauma release work since 2004. She works in Southern California and has had the pure honor of witnessing over 1300 births. She believes that “great grandma wisdom” is one of the most essential rememberings to tap back into during each rite of passage that we weave through as women in our lifetimes.

Today on the show, Dr. Stu, Blyss and Lindsey talk about their shared mission of creating a space and culture where birth workers can talk about their profession without fear of prosecution, and their desire to aid mothers in welcoming babies into the world in the most peaceful way they know possible—at home.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• The increase in probability of chronic disease since 1989
• Attempting to foster better relationships between midwives and hospitals
• How formal medical training is designed to beat people down
• Lindsey’s path into midwifery
• Reminiscing on the births Lindsay and Stu were at together
• Lindsey’s remedy for preventing preterm labor

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack with your order!

Connect with Lindsey:

• Website: orangecountymidwifery.com
• Instagram: @lindseymeehleis

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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In today’s episode, Blyss and Stu share their thoughts on listeners’ letters and questions and also take some time to discuss the recent passing of an icon. By example, language, and compassion we are changing the discussion. May our efforts create a better experience for our daughters and their daughters too. We invite you to give your gift, whatever it may be, as boldly and as passionately as you can. Our gift, truth and love are all we have to offer one another.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Boycotting the term “dysfunctional labor”
• Protecting Independent Midwifery
• The status of v@ccines for babies 
• A story about shoulder dystocia 
• To or to not be concerned for offending those with medicalized births?
• Discussing the process “acceptance”
• Remembering Dr. Zelenko

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Show Resources:

• Mickey Willis Tribute Video to Dr. Zelenko: plandemicseries.com

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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Blyss shares the story of her most recent great birth and chimes in as Dr. Stu gets passionate while discussing the FDA’s recent authorization to begin jabbing babies as young as six months, and the fallacy of continuous electronic fetal monitoring. 

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Catching up on their latest birth stories
• The presence of spike protein in donor milk

Critiquing the FDA’s authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for infants

• Exampling the effectiveness of continuous electronic fetal heart rate monitoring
• The change in public perception of the medical industrial complex 

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Resources:

• They Are Going to Vaccinate Your 6-Month-Old (Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D)
• Category II Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Patterns Unassociated With Recognized Sentinel Events (Steven Clark, MD)

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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Dr. Stu returns from Oahu and joins Blyss and a live audience in her new community in Santa Barbara, California to answer questions and discuss C-sections, VBACs, breech, vaginal steaming and more.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Recapping Stu’s latest travels
• Discussing the c-section problem
• Why we need more home births
• How hospitals have stripped women of their power to birth naturally
• What is vaginal steaming?
• Why all doctors delivering twins should be trained in breech

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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Blyss and Dr. Stu catch up on the events of the week—of course, with a healthy dose of cynicism—and respond to a few letters from listeners. They then discuss the pros and cons of certain ACOG protocols, while taking a deep dive on what is and is not normal bleeding throughout each trimester of pregnancy, as well as postpartum.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Some current events & cynicism
• Ways to handle hemorrhages/Normal vs. abnormal bleeding during the first trimester
• Bleeding during the second and third trimester
• Analyzing ACOGs 2017 update on the protocol for a postpartum hemorrhage
• How midwives train to assess normal vs. abnormal bleeding
• Common risk factors for hemorrhaging

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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Today, Dr. Stu vents to us from his hotel room in Redding, California after reteaching breech, then travels to Stratford on Avon, UK to chat all things birth with British author & doula, Sally Anne Beresford. The two speak passionately about womens’ human rights to childbirth and their conversation reaffirms that the issues that so many mothers experience here in the US are also present across the pond. 

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• The trilogy of bias: Confirmation Bias, Premature Cognitive Commitments and Cognitive Dissonance
• Some common reasons mothers are excluded from delivering breech
• Stu reads his colorful letter to the California Legislation
• A story about the “Fetus Ejection Reflex”
• A reminder that nature knows best

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Connect with Sally:

• Instagram: @theultimatebirthpartner
• Book: Labour of Love - The Ultimate Guide to Being a Birth Partner
• Website: birthability.co.uk

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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In this episode, Blyss and Dr. Stu discuss the difference between a Colposcopy, LEEP and Cone Biopsy. They also share a variety of letters from listeners–many who were left without answers or dealt with health care professionals that lack awareness of social cues. Today’s show is yet another reminder of the unfortunate fact that the fear of the birth person or team you hire is sometimes the catalyst for the resistance to the birth you deserve and desire.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Pondering what is and is not a “waste of time”
• What is ectropion of the cervix? 
• The difference between a colposcopy, LEEP & cone biopsy
• What to do when you’re studying under someone with different values
• A letter from a listener about the Vitamin K shot
• Stories of fear mongering by doctors

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today, Dr. Stu and Blyss take a glance into the past to inform the present. Dr. Stu reads a chapter about the history of whooping cough from a book he’s been reading titled, “Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotten History”. Although the book was published nine years ago, and its focus is historical, it offers lots of insight into the development, administration, and propaganda behind the world’s current most popular vaccine. This episode serves as a stark reminder that history repeats itself.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Differing perceptions of pain
• Comparing the covid and whooping cough vaccine
• Dr. Stu reads an excerpt from “Dissolving Illusions”
• How the medical paradigm can create widespread cognitive dissonance 
• Reasons not to trust organizations of authority

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Books, Studies & Quotes Referenced:

• Association Between Menstrual Cycle Length and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination
• Patient Betrayal: The Corruption of Healthcare, Informed Consent and the Physician-Patient Relationship
• The Vaccine Schedule
• "Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines and Forgotten History" by Suzanne Humphries, MD & Roman Bystrianyk
• Motherhood deferred: U.S. median age for giving birth reaches 30
• “What I’ve Seen in the Last 2 Years Is Unprecedented': Physician on COVID Vaccine Side Effects on Pregnant Women”...Dr. James Thorp is an extensively published 68-year-old physician MD board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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Today’s show features two conversations: Blyss joins in an alliteration of B’s, while Stu connects from his RV. Stu also leaves the Beast behind and travels to the village of Shoreham in Kent, UK to meet with the prolific and informed hypnobirthing instructor, Erin Fung of Better Birth UK.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Questioning the Friedman Curve
• The wide variety of viable birth positions
• Erin’s first traumatic birth experience 
• The importance of mothers being fully informed of risks (with or without certain interventions)
• Envisioning a better future for birthing mothers

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

Connect with Erin Fung:

• Instagram: @betterbirthuk
• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BetterBirth  

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

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Blyss Young of Birthing Blyss joins Dr. Stu to reminisce, vent a little and discuss a home birth quandary.

In this episode of Birthing Instincts:

• Background info on modern midwifery
• Why many hospitals interventions are unnecessary
• How unsuccessful home births are technically viewed as a crime scene, and how this differs from hospital births
• Remembering that media headlines often don’t tell the full story
• The fear obstetricians project onto their clients

This show is supported by:

• Bamboobies | Go to INSTINCTS to get 25% off your first order!
• LMNT | Go to drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts  to get a free sample pack!

Connect with Dr. Stu:

• Instagram: @birthinginstincts
• Website: birthinginstincts.com

Connect with Blyss:

• Instagram: @birthingblyss
• Website: birthingblyss.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands