Hospital and Home: How History shapes Birth
Update: 2025-02-13
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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!
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