Dr. Stuart Fischbein & Blyss Young: Beyond the Hospital vs. Homebirth Debate - Exposing Exploitation in the Business of Childbirth
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Send us Fan Mail What if the most human moment of your life has been outsourced to a system that profits when you’re afraid? I sat down with obstetrician Dr. Stuart Fischbein and midwife Blyss Young to pull back the curtain on how birth moved from a normal, physiological process to a hospital-centered, intervention-first business—and what families can do to take their power back. Dr. Stu traces the shift from independent practice to employed medicine and managed care, showing how coding, lia...
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