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Birthzillas: The Podcast
What if telling your story could save someone’s life? I think it can. This podcast mixes personal stories with public health data to uncover the politics (and policy) of childbirth in the US.
Birthzillas: The Podcast
Hospital and Home: How History shapes Birth
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Amber
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Season 1
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Episode 4
In this episode we talk about how OBGYNs developed in the US and why that's very different than the rest of the world. We touch on the Flexner Report, which reshaped medical care in the US, get some stats on the maternal mortality crisis here, and talk about policy solutions to some of these problems. Then we hear from home birth Midwife Kim who tells us a little bit about her profession. Let's go!
