SERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE FIVE: Whose risk is it anyway? Dr Stuart J. Fischbein MD
Series Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk?
This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within.
Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people to write to their MPs informing them of how the proposed insurance will impact them personally. Please refer to HBA Instagram for more information: www.instagram.com/homebirth_australia
Episode Five: Whose risk is it anyway? Dr Stuart J. Fischbein MD
Dr Stuart J. Fischbein MD or otherwise lovingly known as Dr Stu, is a community-based obstetrician and an Associate of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
He is a published author of the book βFearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, A Midwife and A Momβ and has published many peer-reviewed papers relating to homebirth and breech birth out of the hospital setting.
His research on 100 home twin births has been submitted for publication.
After completing his residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, Dr Stu, spent 24 years assisting women with hospital birthing and, for the next 13 years, was a homebirth obstetrician who worked directly with midwives.
Since retiring from attending home births in 2022, Dr Stu has turned his focus to traveling around the world as a lecturer and advocate for reteaching breech & twin birth skills, respect for the normalcy of birth and honouring informed consent.
He hosts the weekly Birthing Instincts podcast with co-host Blyss Young and together they offer hope, reassurance and safe, honest evidence supported choices for those women who understand pregnancy is a normal bodily function not to be feared.
We talk with Dr Stu about his vast experience supporting breech and twin birth at home, we discuss risk and what it means to different women and different practitioners, and we pick his brain about insurance, the political climate around birth, money, obstetrics, the system and plenty more.
Be sure not to miss this one. Dr Stu isnβt scared to say it how it is, and we are so grateful and hold the deepest respect for his honesty and knowledge.
Links
Dr Stu
Instagram: www.instagram.com/birthinginstincts
Website: www.birthinginstincts.com
Podcast: www.birthinginstinctspodcast.com
Birth Time
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Jerusha
Website: www.jerusha.com.au
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Jo
Website: www.midwifejo.com.au
Instagram: www.instagram.com/midwifejohunter
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MidwifeJo
BIRTH TIME GIFT CARD: www.birthtime.world/watch-now
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