FFP 624 Is Hospital Birth Really Safer? Dr. Stuart Fischbein, MD

In this episode, Lisa sits down with Stuart James Fischbein, MD — obstetrician, homebirth physician, and host of the Birthing Instincts Podcast — to examine one of the most consequential questions in modern maternity care: is hospital birth actually safer? Dr. Fischbein draws on more than 40 years of obstetric experience to trace how the medical model came to frame pregnancy as a high-risk condition requiring active management, and how that framing has shaped the interventions women encounter today. The conversation explores the steep rise in cesarean section rates, induction rates, and NICU admissions since the 1970s — alongside the sobering reality that maternal and neonatal outcomes have not improved commensurately. Follow this link to view the full show notes page! This episode is sponsored by Lisa's new book, Real Food for Fertility , co-authored with Lily Nichols! Grab your copy here ! 🎧 Would you prefer to listen to the audiobook version of Real Food for Fertility instead? 🎧 Listen here ! 💥This episode is also sponsored by FAMM , the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship TM program! Apply now to join our next class! We start on May 12th! 📚Have you grabbed your copy of the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook ? It is the first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! 📚 If you haven't grabbed your copy of The Fifth Vital Sign , grab it here ! 🎧Would you rather listen to the audiobook version of The Fifth Vital Sign ? 🎧 Listen here !

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This episode is 01:24:47 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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