<description>&lt;p&gt;Obstetricians regularly use terms like high risk, safer, evidence based and standard of care as if they all have an agreed upon definition. THEY DON&amp;#39;T! Today Blyss &amp;amp; Dr. Stu discuss the use and misuse of language and the corruption of definitions in the maternity care world. What or who determines the standard of care? Are labels of high risk indicative of high risk? Who should determine what safe means? We offer some explanations and strong opinions, shockingly, as to the motivation behind the manipulation of these terms and suggest alternative definitions that we think just makes more sense.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Defining Medical Terms and Standards&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pregnancy and High-Risk Conditions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Risk Assessment and Labeling in Healthcare&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Questioning Evidence-Based Medicine and Safety&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exploring the Definition of Physiologic Birth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Triumphant Birth Podcast: &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4czZBT0NEC9WqnwNNFtSHy?si=040316663665403e" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/episode/4czZBT0NEC9WqnwNNFtSHy?si=040316663665403e&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Your Birth, God&amp;#39;s Way Podcast: Episode 115 &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qIXRjjFal3Wp8E0MrnssD?si=826d6232067240a6" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qIXRjjFal3Wp8E0MrnssD?si=826d6232067240a6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reteach Breech Seminars by Dr. Stuart J. Fischbein, &lt;a href="https://www.birthinginstincts.com/events" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.birthinginstincts.com/events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This show is supported by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;LMNT | Go to &lt;a href="http://drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts" rel="nofollow"&gt;drinklmnt.com/birthinginstincts&lt;/a&gt; to get a free sample pack with every order&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;BIRTHFIT | Go to birthfit.com and use the code INSTINCTS for 20% off any fitness program&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Christian Hypnobirthing | Go to &lt;a href="http://christianhypnobirthing.com/birthinginstincts" rel="nofollow"&gt;christianhypnobirthing.com/birthinginstincts&lt;/a&gt; to get 30% off Christian Hypnobirthing&amp;#39;s Faith-Filled Childbirth course&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mama Meals | Go to &lt;a href="http://mama-meals.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;mama-meals.com&lt;/a&gt; code BIRTHINGINSTINCTS for $10 off a small box or $20 off any other box. Go to &lt;a href="http://mamamealspantry.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;mamamealspantry.com&lt;/a&gt; and use code BIRTHINGINSTINCTS for 10% off pantry items&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with Dr. Stu &amp;amp; Blyss:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our Patreon! &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/birthinginstinctspodcast" rel="nofollow"&gt;patreon.com/birthinginstinctspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instagram:@birthinginstincts/@birthingblyss&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Website:&lt;a href="http://birthinginstincts.com/birthingblyss.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;birthinginstincts.com/birthingblyss.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Email:&lt;a href="mailto:birthinginstinctspodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;birthinginstinctspodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Call-in line: 805-399-0439&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Podcast webpage: &lt;a href="http://birthinginstinctspodcast.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;birthinginstinctspodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

#387 High Risk - What Does It Really Mean?

NOV 13, 202490 MIN
Birthing Instincts

#387 High Risk - What Does It Really Mean?

NOV 13, 202490 MIN

Description

Obstetricians regularly use terms like high risk, safer, evidence based and standard of care as if they all have an agreed upon definition. THEY DON'T! Today Blyss & Dr. Stu discuss the use and misuse of language and the corruption of definitions in the maternity care world. What or who determines the standard of care? Are labels of high risk indicative of high risk? Who should determine what safe means? We offer some explanations and strong opinions, shockingly, as to the motivation behind the manipulation of these terms and suggest alternative definitions that we think just makes more sense.

In this episode of the Birthing Instincts Podcast:

  • Defining Medical Terms and Standards
  • Pregnancy and High-Risk Conditions
  • Risk Assessment and Labeling in Healthcare
  • Questioning Evidence-Based Medicine and Safety
  • Exploring the Definition of Physiologic Birth


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