About this episode

The episode discusses the benefits of planned home birth and features an interview with pelvic health physiotherapist Liz Frey on various women's health topics including red light therapy.

This week, Dr. Stu and Blyss break down a recent Substack article reviewing large studies comparing planned home birth and hospital birth for low-risk women. The data? Fewer interventions, lower C-section rates, fewer infections, less hemorrhage, and fewer severe tears with planned home birth. But as always, the conversation goes deeper, into absolute vs. relative risk, the infamous cascade of interventions, postpartum trauma, and why hospitals continue doubling down on systems that many families no longer trust. Later in the episode, pelvic health physiotherapist and Fringe medical director Liz Frey joins the podcast for a fascinating discussion on pelvic floor dysfunction, postpartum recovery, menopause, prolapse, incontinence, breathing mechanics, and why so many women are told their symptoms are “normal” when they’re actually treatable. Liz also explains how red light, near-infrared, and blue light therapy may support healing, tissue health, pain relief, intimacy, and recovery through Fringe’s pelvic wand technology. This is a wide-ranging conversation about birth, healing, autonomy, and what happens when women finally start getting the support they actually deserve. About…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Stuart Fischbein, Blyss Young

Guest: Liz Frey

Topics covered

• home birth
• hospital birth
• pelvic health
• postpartum recovery
• red light therapy
• women's health

Keywords

• home birth
• hospital birth
• pelvic floor dysfunction
• postpartum recovery
• red light therapy
• menopause
• incontinence

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Organizations: Fringe

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