OBGYN weighs in on FREEBIRTHING (aka birth with *NO* medical professionals) | Dr. Jennifer Lincoln
Would you have a baby with no doctors or midwives around? Would you skip all prenatal tests and ultrasounds?? In this video, board-certified OBGYN Dr. Jennifer Lincoln weighs in after seeing the #freebirth videos on TikTok that made her say wait, for real??....
0:00 Intro
1:05 What is a freebirth/unassisted birth?
2:18 How common is it?
3:05 Why do people choose it?
4:09 Reality check
6:07 No prenatal care either??
6:44 Is it legal?!
7:24 What about the risks? And what do I think about freebirth??
8:46 The glamorization of birth on social media...and was birth at home always safe and 'natural'?!
10:21 What does a baord-certified OBGYN think...?
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REFERENCES and RESOURCES to go deeper:
1. Birthrights. Unassisted birth. https://www.birthrights.org.uk/factsh....
2. McKenzie G, Robert G, Montgomery E. Exploring the conceptualisation and study of freebirthing as a historical and social phenomenon: a meta-narrative review of diverse research traditions. Med Humanit. 2020 Dec;46(4):512-524. doi: 10.1136/medhum-2019-011786. Epub 2020 May 2. PMID: 32361690; PMCID: PMC7786152. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
3. Free Birth Society. https://www.freebirthsociety.com/
4. Freebirth, the only option for women who do not fit into common practice– A Swedish national interview study. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
5. CDC. Home Births in the U.S. Increase to Highest Level in 30 Years. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nc...
6. Our World in Data. Maternal Mortality. https://ourworldindata.org/measuremen...
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